Re: Ubuntu - How to update programs?

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:56:05 -0800 (PST), Gabe Grijalva
<linuxgabe57@yahoo.com> wrote:
> go into root shell
> type apt-get update (to update your sources list)
> then type apt-get install synaptic (if synaptic isn't
> already installed on the sytem....otherwise learn how
> to use synaptic to easily update and upgrade your
> packages.

Hi Gabe,

Thanks for the instructions. I tried them and the result is that
apt-get install synaptic reported it's already installed.

So, do I learn on the web (synaptic is a rather common word to search
for)? Or, is there something I can read already installed on my
computer?


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Ric Fischer
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