Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2012-07-15 at 12:23 -0400, Eddie O'Connor wrote: > WOW!.that's a LOT to digest! I wouldn't mind going about it with > that suggestion of using a tmp directory that automatically empties > itself out, but I'm wondering if that wouldn't cause problems with the > installed program? No

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/15/2012 06:39 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: Because 1) "compressing" usually means something else (perhaps you meant "compacting"), and 2) "vacuuming" appears to be a standard term in database circles. It's even a built-in operation in sqlite and presumably other db systems (I'm no expert)

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2012-07-15 at 12:08 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > All it does is get rid of cruft, temp files, and > such, including emptying caches and "vacuuming" databases. (AFAIK, > the standard term for that is "compressing," and I've no idea why they > didn't use it.) Because 1) "compressing" usually m

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/15/2012 05:53 PM, Richard Vickery wrote: I have, though I'm a little wary of using it because of of the caution written about earlier. Don't just accept the defaults blindly, especially when running it as root. Take a look at what it can do and select only the items you need. And, wh

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Richard Vickery
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 07/15/2012 12:17 PM, Richard Vickery wrote: > >> Thanks for the clarification Joe. Instead of yum, I went to read about >> it in the "Add/remove Programs" and that bit of writing sounded like it >> might have done what I had assumed. Again, t

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/15/2012 12:17 PM, Richard Vickery wrote: Thanks for the clarification Joe. Instead of yum, I went to read about it in the "Add/remove Programs" and that bit of writing sounded like it might have done what I had assumed. Again, thanks for this. Glad to be of assistance, Richard. However,

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Richard Vickery
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 07/15/2012 11:49 AM, Richard Vickery wrote: > >> Given this, if one were so naive to install this virus, would Bleachit >> be able to get rid of it? Is the program intuitive enough - or can we >> program it to be such - to get rid of this, or

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Joe Zeff
On 07/15/2012 11:49 AM, Richard Vickery wrote: Given this, if one were so naive to install this virus, would Bleachit be able to get rid of it? Is the program intuitive enough - or can we program it to be such - to get rid of this, or any other malicious code for people who might be so inclined t

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Richard Vickery
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Eddie O'Connor wrote: > WOW!.that's a LOT to digest! I wouldn't mind going about it with that > suggestion of using a tmp directory that automatically empties itself out, > but I'm wondering if that wouldn't cause problems with the installed > program?(I'm

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Eddie O'Connor
WOW!.that's a LOT to digest! I wouldn't mind going about it with that suggestion of using a tmp directory that automatically empties itself out, but I'm wondering if that wouldn't cause problems with the installed program?(I'm so used to just letting the PC do what it wants in regards to fi

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread John Wendel
On 07/14/2012 08:12 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: On 07/13/2012 06:14 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/13/2012 05:18 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Well in all actuality I "started" off with "Fusion" Linux version 14but after upgrading to the "straight" version of FC15I then went to th

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-15 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2012-07-14 at 23:12 -0400, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > but what would delete all the unnecessary files that are > amassed over time? Surely they're not all listed in the "tmp" > folder!. It depends on what you mean by "unnecessary files." Temporary files created by programs are c

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-14 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
On 07/13/2012 06:14 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/13/2012 05:18 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Well in all actuality I "started" off with "Fusion" Linux version 14but after upgrading to the "straight" version of FC15I then went to the straight version of FC16...and THAT'S when I start

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-13 Thread Ed Greshko
On 07/13/2012 05:18 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > Well in all actuality I "started" off with "Fusion" Linux version 14but > after > upgrading to the "straight" version of FC15I then went to the straight > version > of FC16...and THAT'S when I started getting the error message with te

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-13 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
On 07/12/2012 07:58 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/13/2012 06:50 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: I realize that it's actually reached it's support life cycle, and that's why I upgraded to FC16and I realize THAT is due to be "axed" by the time FC18 arrives, (I can wait...no rush on my part...L

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Ed Greshko
On 07/13/2012 06:50 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > I realize that it's actually reached it's support life cycle, and that's why I > upgraded to FC16and I realize THAT is due to be "axed" by the time FC18 > arrives, (I can wait...no rush on my part...LoL!) I just want to get rid of > that >

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
On 07/12/2012 05:16 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/12/2012 05:07 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Thanks for the speedy reply Ed! I AM using Pidgin, and I DO have an MSN account which connects, but ONLY when I open that program. ...I didn't think it would be running before that point. Also I didn'

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Ed Greshko
On 07/12/2012 05:17 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > Which would prompt me to ask this question: Can I un-install this telepathy > and > still have the MSN account still work? or are they intricately tied together? > Is > there a different multi-platform chat program I can install that doesn't

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
On 07/12/2012 12:34 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/12/2012 11:36 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Hello All, I'm trying to find out how to "fix" an isue with my laptop. Every time I start it up and after logging in, I get an error message telling me that "telepathy-butterfly" has either crashed o

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Ed Greshko
On 07/12/2012 05:07 PM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > Thanks for the speedy reply Ed! I AM using Pidgin, and I DO have an MSN > account > which connects, but ONLY when I open that program. ...I didn't think it would > be > running before that point. Also I didn't really plan on upgrading to FC17

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-12 Thread Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I
On 07/12/2012 12:34 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: On 07/12/2012 11:36 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: Hello All, I'm trying to find out how to "fix" an isue with my laptop. Every time I start it up and after logging in, I get an error message telling me that "telepathy-butterfly" has either crashed o

Re: Missing Something.....

2012-07-11 Thread Ed Greshko
On 07/12/2012 11:36 AM, Eddie G.O'Connor Jr-I wrote: > Hello All, > I'm trying to find out how to "fix" an isue with my laptop. Every time I > start it > up and after logging in, I get an error message telling me that > "telepathy-butterfly" has either crashed or else there's some problem with >