Programs missing after update.

[Stephen]

On 14-03-14 04:32 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 13 March 2014 21:50, Stephen <stephen_o at bell.net> wrote:
>> ...
>> I installed it from a ppa: and I have been using it for over a year. I've
>> been mounting windows game disks images to play the games. I installed an
>> update with a new kernel image and then the program was gone.
> I don't see how you can blame the fact that it has been removed from a
> ppa (which is not under the control of the Ubuntu organisation in any
> way) is an indication that Ubuntu is becoming flaky.  You had better
> ask the ppa maintainer why it has been removed.
>
> How do you know it was 'gone' by the way?  apt-get, if that is what
> you use for updating, will not remove an application without telling
> you.
>
> Colin
>
The programs were on my computer and functioning. They were removed from 
my computer.

I've had ppa's stop supporting other software in the past and the 
functioning app I had on my computer wasn't removed.

Thanks for your reply;
Stephen