Desktop change consequences

[Alf Haakon Lund]

No,

Nothing updates in the background, the update manager will always ask. 
It just means updates are not taken care of by canonical's Ubuntu team 
and that they may (or may not) be provided by the community.

Kind of the same way Microsoft provides updates for IE but not for 
Firefox, although the example is a bit flawed as Microsoft won't let you 
download software they don't own through their channels.

But that's the wonder of open source! Actually the software repositories 
is one of my favorites with Ubuntu. Finding and installing programs is 
so simple and updates automatically taken care of (if there are any).

Alf



On 10. april 2013 14:52, Pete Wright wrote:
> Really? Updating automatic? I knew Ubuntu updates automatically, but many
> items in the Software Centre say "Updates not provided by Ubuntu...may be
> provided by community" or something like that. Are these packages/programs
> automagically updating themselves in the background? Even the main Ubuntu
> thingy asks me before updating.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:43 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <alf at mellomrommet.no>wrote:
>
>> Not sure what you mean here (updates not included)? Unless it's become
>> abandonware (no more in development), updating should be automatically
>> taken care of.
>>
>> Anyway glad to hear it was what you looked for.
>>
>> Alf
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09. april 2013 13:54, Pete Wright wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks again, Alf
>>> Synapse aboard and seems just the ticket.
>>> Also, after this morning's update, I find I am now able to put my own
>>> dubious artwork on the desktop.
>>> I see Synapse updates are not included in Ubuntu; will Synaptic do? I run
>>> it periodically.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 4:27 AM, Pete Wright <pnwright at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   Thanks Alf, I will try Synapse.
>>>> And as to desktop pic, I think that is what I did and it didn't work.
>>>> It's
>>>> my computer, I think.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Alf Haakon Lund <alf at mellomrommet.no
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   I don't use unity, so I might be off target. But "heads up search"
>>>>> sounds
>>>>> like what synapse is doing for me. It's a small app that finds anything,
>>>>> files or programs. Hit ctrl-space to launch, type a few letters (just f
>>>>> and
>>>>> first suggestion is firefox, first suggestion adapts to what is most
>>>>> used).
>>>>> Navigate through suggestions with arrows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Synapse is available in software center and synaptic.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for changing desktop image, for me right-click on the desktop and
>>>>> choosing desktop settings gets me there. Or [ctrl-space], [de] and first
>>>>> suggestion is desktop settings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck on ubuntu studio, and never be afraid to ask!
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best,
>>>>> Alf
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08. april 2013 21:31, Pete Wright wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>   I guess I would say the functions that play to my inherent laziness.
>>>>>> Love the "heads up" search, especially. Nothing one can't do in Studio
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a few more clicks, though.
>>>>>> And I can't change the desktop picture to one of my own in Studio --
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> no, I won't be surprised to learn that is a bug or glitch specific to
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> wheezy old computer, not the OS.
>>>>>> grins
>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Alf Haakon Lund <alf at mellomrommet.no
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    On 08. april 2013 19:45, Pete Wright wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    If this question is too “newbie” or worse, heretical, please forgive
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> then ignore me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I changed from Ubuntu 12.10 to Ubuntu Studio 12.10 primarily because
>>>>>>>> GIMP
>>>>>>>> was slightly flakey (main problem was it wouldn't accept ctr key
>>>>>>>> combination like ctr+ left click to select area for clone brush) and
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> hoped Studio would not have something hijacking the ctrl function. I
>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>> do lots of content creation (primarily writing and art photography)
>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>> Studio seemed a good choice.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now I find myself missing the much-maligned Unity desktop. So, can I
>>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>> to Unity desktop in Studio without horrible consequences? (And if so,
>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>> do I do it?)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or is nobody checking to see if Unity works with all the rest of
>>>>>>>> Studio,
>>>>>>>> and so I should just shut up and sit down?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    I agree with other answers you got, better ask than not. And, out
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> curiosity, I've got my own question: Which functions of Unity do you
>>>>>>> miss?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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