Leland Jackson wrote:

>>>>> I noticed that I have "postgresql-contrib-8.4.5-1.fc13(x86-64)"
>>>>> installed per my database server's "add/remove applications" gui, so
>>>>> it's made available to me as a rpm on Fedora 13 x86-64.

>>>> I have noticed that all my add/remove applications crash right after
>>>> they open. Ubuntu 10.4 just upgraded. Not sure if this is a bug of I
>>>> just need to reboot.

>>> Perhaps this will help.  Ubuntu 10.4 uses a "Software Sources" GUI,
>>> rather than an "Add/Remove Software" GUI like Fedora.  These GUI
>>> applications are just pretty wrapping paper around the command line
>>> apt-get and yum command line applications respectively.
>>>
>>> I didn't see anyone else reporting this problem when I Googled it, so
>>> you can use the apt-get command line or synaptic GUI

>> Synaptic crashes too. When I get time I will reboot. Not easy to reboot
>> this machine.

> You could restart your xserver without rebooting.  Do a ctrl+atl+F3 to 
> access a tty session.  Login as root.  To restart the xserver issue the 
> following command assuming your running gnome:
> 
> /usr/sbin/gdm-stop

Hi Leland,

Thanks. I will try that when I get caught up. Then the restart command 
is "startx"?
-- 
Regards,

Pete
http://pete-theisen.com/
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