To update your packages, you can use the update-manager application (system/administration/update manager).
It would be helpfull to know if the program is reporting any error when launching it. To do this, open a terminal (Applications/Accesories/Terminal) and run gaim from inside the terminal. If it reports any error (or even warnings) please add a comment to this bug pasting that information. -- Startup notification doesn't work when gaim is started without a window (only in the notification area). https://launchpad.net/bugs/94752 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
