Hi Patrick,
To return to your original request about Java, Oracle have prevented it
being easily available in distributions' own package managers because of a
license change. There's a PPA that gives you easy access to the latest
versions of Java 6, 7 and 8. If you go to
https://launchpad.net/~we
On 16 May 2013 09:51, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> I was looking at Dash Home, not at the Software Centre. The search box I was
> talking about was the one on Dash Home. Synaptic used to be available direct
> from there, presumably because it was already installed. But no more. I
> never use the Softwa
On Thu, 2013-05-16 at 09:08 +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote:
> Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>
> > it remains a fact that if
> > Synaptic was available in any of the categories of the Software
> > Center, including 'Technical Items' if such a thing exists, then a
> > general search from the search box would fi
Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> I was looking at Dash Home, not at the Software Centre. The search
> box I was talking about was the one on Dash Home. Synaptic used to
> be available direct from there, presumably because it was already
> installed. But no more. I never use the Software Centre (the red
> sh
On 16/05/13 08:45, Colin Law wrote:
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I was looking at Dash Home, not at the Software Centre. The search box I
was talking about was the one on Dash Home. Synaptic used to be
availab
Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> it remains a fact that if
> Synaptic was available in any of the categories of the Software
> Center, including 'Technical Items' if such a thing exists, then a
> general search from the search box would find it, and it doesn't.
It does here:
http://avi.co/s/synapticinsof
On 15 May 2013 21:08, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> On 15/05/13 20:56, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> On 15 May 2013 20:36, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, well, it's possible I'm under some sort of spell. But I tried
>>> switching
>>> off the privacy control, in case by some peculiar chain of logic that
On 15 May 2013 21:08, "Rowan Berkeley" wrote:
>
> On 15/05/13 20:56, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> On 15 May 2013 20:36, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>>>
>>> Yes, well, it's possible I'm under some sort of spell. But I tried
switching
>>> off the privacy control, in case by some peculiar chain of logic that
On 15/05/13 20:56, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 May 2013 20:36, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
Yes, well, it's possible I'm under some sort of spell. But I tried switching
off the privacy control, in case by some peculiar chain of logic that was
relevant, but it still wasn't there. There's 'Legal Notice' at
On 15 May 2013 20:36, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> Yes, well, it's possible I'm under some sort of spell. But I tried switching
> off the privacy control, in case by some peculiar chain of logic that was
> relevant, but it still wasn't there. There's 'Legal Notice' at the bottom
> right, but nothing at
On 15/05/13 20:29, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 May 2013 20:17, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
Not in mine. I suppose we could compare screenshots. I could take a
screenshot of mine and put somewhere for you to see. I have vanilla 13.04 on
three machines, and I can testify that what you describe is not what
On 15 May 2013 20:17, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> Not in mine. I suppose we could compare screenshots. I could take a
> screenshot of mine and put somewhere for you to see. I have vanilla 13.04 on
> three machines, and I can testify that what you describe is not what is on
> any of them.
I've been in
On 15/05/13 19:58, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 May 2013 19:17, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
Liam, that's the 11.10 version of the Software Center. It doesn't look like
that any more. :-)
It's close enough. Before I posted, I tried it, and the "technical
items" link is still there in 13.04 in exactly the
On 15 May 2013 19:17, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> Liam, that's the 11.10 version of the Software Center. It doesn't look like
> that any more. :-)
It's close enough. Before I posted, I tried it, and the "technical
items" link is still there in 13.04 in exactly the same place.
It was in 12.10 as well
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 19:15 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> On 15/05/13 19:06, surfer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:45 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> >> On 15/05/13 17:33, surfer wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
>
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 19:04 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 15 May 2013 18:59, surfer wrote:
> > I have opened it using both the methods you suggested and yes I am
> > prompted for a password. However, the Apply button is still greyed out.
>
> You realise that it remains greyed out until you've se
On 15/05/13 19:04, Liam Proven wrote:
On 15 May 2013 18:59, surfer wrote:
I have opened it using both the methods you suggested and yes I am
prompted for a password. However, the Apply button is still greyed out.
You realise that it remains greyed out until you've selected some
actions - insta
On 15/05/13 19:06, surfer wrote:
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:45 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
On 15/05/13 17:33, surfer wrote:
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
I have just updated my system to 12.10.
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:45 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> On 15/05/13 17:33, surfer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> >> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
> >>> On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
>
> I
On 15 May 2013 18:59, surfer wrote:
> I have opened it using both the methods you suggested and yes I am
> prompted for a password. However, the Apply button is still greyed out.
You realise that it remains greyed out until you've selected some
actions - installation/removal/upgrades - right?
He
On 15 May 2013 18:56, surfer wrote:
> There is no technical items link at the bottom inconspicuous or not.
This is /after/ searching for "synaptic", yes?
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On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:31 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> On 15 May 2013 17:33, surfer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> >> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
> >> > On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
> >> >> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
> >> >>
> >> >
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:40 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 15 May 2013 17:38, surfer wrote:
> > Thank you for your contribution. However, for some reason it does not
> > seem to appear in my version of the Software Centre and I find that
> > strange as I have two separate desktops.
>
> Have you c
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 18:26 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> On 15 May 2013 17:38, surfer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:30 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> >> On 15 May 2013 17:20, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> >> > Actually, you can't get Synaptic via the Software Center. I'm sure
> >> > Patrick
> >> > tri
On 15/05/13 17:33, surfer wrote:
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
I have just updated my system to 12.10.
I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
cannot find a key
On 15 May 2013 17:33, surfer wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
>> > On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
>> >> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
>> >>
>> >> I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgre
On 15 May 2013 17:38, surfer wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:30 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
>> On 15 May 2013 17:20, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>> > Actually, you can't get Synaptic via the Software Center. I'm sure Patrick
>> > tried that before posting. Indeed, we all tried it, and the absence of
>>
On 15 May 2013 17:38, surfer wrote:
> Thank you for your contribution. However, for some reason it does not
> seem to appear in my version of the Software Centre and I find that
> strange as I have two separate desktops.
Have you clicked the rather inconspicuous "technical items" link at
the bott
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:30 +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 15 May 2013 17:20, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> > Actually, you can't get Synaptic via the Software Center. I'm sure Patrick
> > tried that before posting. Indeed, we all tried it, and the absence of
> > Synaptic from the Software Center has oc
On Wed, 2013-05-15 at 17:20 +0100, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
> > On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
> >> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
> >>
> >> I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
> >> cannot find a key or lock that
On 15 May 2013 17:20, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> Actually, you can't get Synaptic via the Software Center. I'm sure Patrick
> tried that before posting. Indeed, we all tried it, and the absence of
> Synaptic from the Software Center has occasioned a lot of unfavourable
> comment. But of course you ca
On 15/05/13 17:09, Colin Law wrote:
On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
I have just updated my system to 12.10.
I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
cannot find a key or lock that I can use to download them. Before I used
Synaptec, which seems no longer to e
On 15 May 2013 16:51, surfer wrote:
> I have just updated my system to 12.10.
>
> I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
> cannot find a key or lock that I can use to download them. Before I used
> Synaptec, which seems no longer to exist.
>
> I wonder if somebody
I have just updated my system to 12.10.
I have been looking for both recent versions of Java and Postgresql, but
cannot find a key or lock that I can use to download them. Before I used
Synaptec, which seems no longer to exist.
I wonder if somebody could assist me
Many thanks
Patrick Mulvey
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