ubuntu apps not functioning!!! help i'm new to this!!!

[jimclarson]

hi, i just switched over to ubuntu from windows xp. [tonight]

and everything on my pc was being slow and firefox wasn't closing out.

now during that time ubuntu update was running.

i foolishly restarted the pc with the update incomplete.


when ubuntu restarted a little box in the lower right hand corner said updates were unable to be completed or something like that.

now when i try to shut down, load firefox, connect to wifi, and get updates for ubuntu it wont take any actions or respond.

now i havent really even put any new files on it so im not afraid to lose any personal data, i have that on my various thumb drives so i'd like to restore it to the way it was when i first booted the dvd containing the operating system.


i really need help with this so please answer as soon as possible

thnx,

jim

[rokytnji]

now i havent really even put any new files on it so im not afraid to lose any personal data

I'd then just start over and do another reinstall. Doesn't take that long and is probably the easiest thing to do. Just reboot the CD and go for it.

As for running slow, what are your computer specs?

[jimclarson]

thnx for that advice, it was very helpfull ^^

i just did that now and now its all better ^^ thnx ^^

as for my pc's specs its a toughbook cf-48 with an intel centrino pentium-m processor running at 1.5 ghtz

it has 768 mbs of ram.

and seriously thankyou very much. im a total newbie to linux and i switched over because i was sick and tired of microsoft and spending money

linux rockz!!!!


sory i got carried away lol

[rokytnji]

I can't believe this! I run the same durn Laptop, but I stuck a 1 gig stick in it.

Mine runs excellant on Ubuntu 8.o4 LTS. I locked the Kernel at 2.24.24 because everything works excellant with that kernel. So I haven't updated it to Kernel 2.24.27. What a coincedence

[rokytnji]

In case you are curious, I got the ram from HERE

[jimclarson]

omg thank you so much for that ram link!!! I'm gonna ask for that for my upcoming birthday!! and geese thats a coincidence.

im currently installing the updates that i stupidly sestarted in the middle of last time, not gonna do that again lol

[smolloy]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but I was wondering why you're sticking with an older kernel rokytnji? Surely there are security risks with doing that?

[rokytnji]

I was wondering why you're sticking with an older kernel rokytnji?

I might be mistaken in my thinking, But I was afeared after getting everything set up on this laptop, that a kernel upgrade would break/keep something from working. My Laptops are older models, so when a kernel quits support for a module that works on older gear, I am screwed. I let everything thing else update. Not the kernel though. Didn't know security would be a problem. Damn Small Linux runs the 2.4 kernel. ?

[smolloy]

The 2.4 and 2.6 kernel lines (and maybe even the 2.2 line) are constantly being updated; sometimes to add new functionality, but also to add security, so it's normally a good idea to keep up to date.

Don't worry about it breaking stuff though -- when Ubuntu updates the kernel, it will keep the old version just in case there's a problem with the newer one. If something breaks, it's nice and easy to roll back to the one you like -- you just have to select it from the grub menu when you boot up.

[rokytnji]

Thanks for the education Smolly. I had read horror stories on kernel upgrades breaking video/X. So I followed this Tutorial below.

Ubuntu 4 You: Lock The Software or Kernel Versions