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On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:50:04 +1000, Bob <invalid.no@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>bill_h wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:50:47 -0700 (PDT), Ivan 
>> <find.ivan@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Aug 5, 7:56 pm, gary <glra...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>>>> when i use update manager this message pops up Could not 
>>>> download all repository indexes
>>>> 
>>>> The repository may no longer be available or could not be 
>>>> contacted because of network problems. If available an older 
>>>> version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the 
>>>> repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and
>>>>  ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.
>>>> 
>>>> I have no idea what it means and i don,t know how to sort it 
>>>> out i have very limited computer skills and am fairly new to 
>>>> Ubuntu it started doing this about 2 weeks ago i do not know 
>>>> how to check network connection or what repository address 
>>>> means  or where the preferences are?
>>>> 
>>>> thanks again in advance Gary
>>> Gary:
>>> 
>>> May I suggest one thing: OPEN A TERMINAL.
>>> 
>>> Try using # apt-get update
>>> 
>>> If it fails, try # apt-get update --fix-missing
>>> 
>>> If THAT fails, post here your sources.list file.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If you really want to learn to use the linux operating system, 
>>> you'll have to do so without using fancy applications to do 
>>> things for you and get your hands dirty with the command line.
>> 
>> Which is precisely why linux aint gunna challenge Windows any time
>>  soon. If you've got to use the command line to make the fucking 
>> thing work, it aint worth the effort. Maybe I'm lazy, but  I gave
>>  up trying to understand command line stuff with Dos 5.
>> 
>> I keep playing with Linux and while it is getting very good, I 
>> still find it frustrating at times. I fail to comprehend why I 
>> should have to understand arcane gibberish to get the bloody thing
>>  to work.
>> 
>> I would love to divest myself of Windows, maybe one day.
>> 
>> cheers, Bill
>
>
>Bill, I've been more than satisfied with Linux primarily because I no
>longer need fear a repeat of experiences such as warily going back
>online merely to retrieve sufficient arcane text necessary to
>remove a key logger from Windows registry.
>
>Seems to me that while we both prefer a GUI, it isn't always adequate
>in either system, but Linux has the definitive security advantage.

Which is the bit which will sell me on linux. I've got a fair idea of
what I'm doing with windows security, still working out what I need to
do with linux. 

>
>Still with dual boot, the only times in about the last 15 months I've
>been back in XP long enough for a virus scan is when I've been stuck
>there waiting for the scan to finish.


cheers, Bill