[aklug] Re: Ubuntu issues

I also think he is talking about the update manager. which is nothing =
but a GUI for APT. and it's quite possible that his apt files are =
corrupt. He should be able to run "apt-get update" from the command line =
and that will tell him what the issue is and probably recommend a way to =
correct it.

Jim MacDonald
jim@macdonald.org

On Feb 17, 2010, at 10:28 AM, Jim Gribbin wrote:

> I have an acquaintance using Ubuntu 9.10, so he tells me.
> He tells me he is having difficulty updating the box using something
> called the "download manager". Apparently it causes everything to =
freeze
> when he's attempting updates and he ends up power cycling his laptop =
as
> everything is unresponsive.
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> I am not an Ubuntu or Debian user and am unfamiliar with the supplied
> tools. Would anybody have some pointers I can pass on?
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> I've been trying to encourage him to show up at a Friday night =
session.
> So far he's a no-show.
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> Jim G
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