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Article #730Re: Ubuntu updates.
From: James C
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:11
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:11
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On 12/12/08 10:16, 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.
There was a Firefox update last month.
I assume you have Firefox installed.
What version do you have? (In Firefox: Help > About Mozilla Firefox)
It should be 3.0.4.
In System > Administration > Software Sources,
(a) On the "Updates" tab, do you have "Check for updates" ticked?
(b) On the "Ubuntu Software" tab, are "main" and "universe" ticked?
(c) On the "Ubuntu Software" tab, on the "Download from" menu,
try choosing "Other..." then "Select Best Server"
to test your connection to the repositories.
(Note: I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 -- some of the above may be in different
places in 8.04.)
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