"I get something from the repository I do not have to use synaptic to
keep it up to date?" If you use update-manager and have automatic
updates turned on, no, you do not need to use synaptic for anything.
However, Synaptic is /very/ useful when you're searching for packages to
install and maybe don't know the names (if you dislike the
software-center). Synaptic is faster on my older machines (IBM/Lenovo
T43p, etc.) than software center, as it does not have fancy graphics,
ratings, reviews, etc. Also, being able to install multiple items just
by checking the boxes and clicking [apply] seems easier to me than
finding each individual software in software center.
As far as updating goes, I almost never use the "update-manager" (had
an issue with it at one time, don't remember what, but stopped using it
then), I find it easier to do via command-line:
sudo apt-get update
Sudo apt-get upgrade
I run these about once a week (or whenever i remember) just to keep on
top of things.
-AND Huys
On 04/10/2013 09:46 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
Thanks, Alf.
So, to make sure I understand you, if I get something from the
repository I do not have to use synaptic to keep it up to date?
Is Synaptic still useful in any scenario, or is it completely
irrelevant/obsolete?
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
No,
Nothing updates in the background, the update manager will always
ask. It just means updates are not taken care of by canonical's
Ubuntu team and that they may (or may not) be provided by the
community.
Kind of the same way Microsoft provides updates for IE but not for
Firefox, although the example is a bit flawed as Microsoft won't
let you download software they don't own through their channels.
But that's the wonder of open source! Actually the software
repositories is one of my favorites with Ubuntu. Finding and
installing programs is so simple and updates automatically taken
care of (if there are any).
Alf
On 10. april 2013 14:52, Pete Wright wrote:
Really? Updating automatic? I knew Ubuntu updates
automatically, but many
items in the Software Centre say "Updates not provided by
Ubuntu...may be
provided by community" or something like that. Are these
packages/programs
automagically updating themselves in the background? Even the
main Ubuntu
thingy asks me before updating.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:43 AM, Alf Haakon Lund
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>wrote:
Not sure what you mean here (updates not included)? Unless
it's become
abandonware (no more in development), updating should be
automatically
taken care of.
Anyway glad to hear it was what you looked for.
Alf
On 09. april 2013 13:54, Pete Wright wrote:
Thanks again, Alf
Synapse aboard and seems just the ticket.
Also, after this morning's update, I find I am now
able to put my own
dubious artwork on the desktop.
I see Synapse updates are not included in Ubuntu; will
Synaptic do? I run
it periodically.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:27 AM, Pete Wright
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thanks Alf, I will try Synapse.
And as to desktop pic, I think that is what I did
and it didn't work.
It's
my computer, I think.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Alf Haakon Lund
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
wrote:
I don't use unity, so I might be off target. But
"heads up search"
sounds
like what synapse is doing for me. It's a
small app that finds anything,
files or programs. Hit ctrl-space to launch,
type a few letters (just f
and
first suggestion is firefox, first suggestion
adapts to what is most
used).
Navigate through suggestions with arrows.
Synapse is available in software center and
synaptic.
As for changing desktop image, for me
right-click on the desktop and
choosing desktop settings gets me there. Or
[ctrl-space], [de] and first
suggestion is desktop settings.
Good luck on ubuntu studio, and never be
afraid to ask!
All the best,
Alf
On 08. april 2013 21:31, Pete Wright wrote:
I guess I would say the functions that play
to my inherent laziness.
Love the "heads up" search, especially.
Nothing one can't do in Studio
with
a few more clicks, though.
And I can't change the desktop picture to
one of my own in Studio --
and
no, I won't be surprised to learn that is
a bug or glitch specific to
my
wheezy old computer, not the OS.
grins
Pete
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Alf
Haakon Lund <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
wrote:
On 08. april 2013 19:45, Pete Wright wrote:
If this question is too "newbie" or
worse, heretical, please forgive
and
then ignore me.
I changed from Ubuntu 12.10 to
Ubuntu Studio 12.10 primarily because
GIMP
was slightly flakey (main problem
was it wouldn't accept ctr key
combination like ctr+ left click
to select area for clone brush) and
I
hoped Studio would not have
something hijacking the ctrl
function. I
also
do lots of content creation
(primarily writing and art
photography)
so
Studio seemed a good choice.
Now I find myself missing the
much-maligned Unity desktop. So, can I
change
to Unity desktop in Studio without
horrible consequences? (And if so,
how
do I do it?)
Or is nobody checking to see if
Unity works with all the rest of
Studio,
and so I should just shut up and
sit down?
Thanks.
Pete
I agree with other answers you
got, better ask than not. And, out
of
curiosity, I've got my own question:
Which functions of Unity do you
miss?
Alf
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