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Article #729Re: Ubuntu updates.
From: PhilC
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:45
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:45
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L.A.T. wrote: > "> On 11/12/08 13:51, L.A.T. wrote: >>> I haven't had any updates for Ubuntu for three months. I used to get >>> updates frequently. Is it something I said? >> I will assume your Ubuntu machine can connect to the internet. > ...........Yes >> What version of Ubuntu do you have? > ...........8.04 >> Can you run >> System > Administration > Update Manager ? > ...........Yes >> Is "Update Notifier" listed and checked in your >> System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs ? > .............Yes > It tells me my machine is up-to-date and that the last update was 83 days > ago. > > perhaps try this 1 go to administration 2 select synaptic 3 enter UPDATE as search string then scroll through and reinstall the obvious .
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