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Thanks, Bluelamp999. After much consideration, I've decided to stick with Synaptic Package Manager and Firefox 3.0. For the next couple months, I'd rather not have to remember how to do something...

From previous threads, I get that Ubuntu 8.04's repositories will never update Firefox beyond v.3.0. But I'd like to run Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 without naming it "Shiratake" (or whatever). Can...

Thanks. I forgot that Java might still be listed under "Sun". I figured it was its own product by now, especially since Oracle bought out Sun. I clicked the SunJava6-plugin box to green, clicked...

In fiddling with Synaptic Package Manager, I clicked the box to green for "java-common", described as "Base of all java packages" and clicked "Apply", and something was downloaded and installed. ...

Thanks for the info and link.

*TimDaniels*

Firefox 3.5.1 has been out for a few weeks, but
the repositories for Ubuntu 8.04 only have Firefox
3.0.12. Is that the end of the line for Firefox in
Ubuntu 8.04, or will Firefox 3.5.1 eventually...

I have Ubuntu 8.04. How can I tell Synaptic Package Manager via its GUI to install the runtime engine for Java 6, v.15 (the latest version)?

After that is done, how do I tell Firefox and Opera...

I've read that Grub2 (to be in Ubuntu 9.10) will "support NTFS", whatever that means. Does that mean that Grub2's stage 2 can reside in an NTFS partition, such as that of WinXP or Vista, and boot...

Thanks for the advice. I did notice that a few others have had problems with the 3.0.11 Firefox update, so I'll hang back for a while.

*TimDaniels*

I've always preferred to direct an update so that I know why there's Internet communication going on. Just a paranoid habit, I guess. I'd also like to do all the updates the same way instead of...

OK, thanks. I guess I'll wait a few days. I just didn't know if something wasn't working right.

*TimDaniels*

I have Firefox v.3.0.10 installed on Ubuntu 8.04, and Firefox tells me that there is a Firefox v.3.0.11 available at the Mozilla website, but Packet Manager seems unaware of it. Do I just have to...

Thanks! That set the default, and I can see how to remove and add entries. Do you know of a way to re-word the entires?

*TimDaniels*

If I double-click on a .pdf file, Evince ("Evince Document Reader") becomes the PDF reader. Evidently, Evince is the default PDF reader.

When I right-click on a .pdf file, and I select "Open...

Thank - YOU! I had the same problem for several days, and that solved it! I guess I didn't see the scroll bar, and I didn't scroll down to the ".deb" selection.

*TimDaniels*

If you would go with Grub as the boot loader/manager, you can still make WinXP the default OS. Grub would replace your MBR, though, so if you removed Ubuntu, Grub would still be your boot...

I didn't have to wait too long - just 2 days, and the notification appeared when I booted up that updates were available. I clicked the notification icon and entered my password... and now I'm...

Thanks, Vince. I'll wait, then.

*TimDaniels*

Thanks, Taurus. If the next version will enter the "repos" soon, I'd just as soon wait for it and use Synaptic. I'm in no rush - just wanted to know what the standard procedure is.

*TimDaniels*

I'm running Firefox 3.0.6 on Ubuntu 8.04, and I'd like to upgrade Firefox to version 3.0.7 (available recently). I can't find any manual update link in Firefox, and Ubuntu's Upgrade Manager says...

"biocorp" in the Dell Support group had the answer:

put "blacklist video" in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

That gives 7 levels of brightness instead of just 3.

*TimDaniels*

Thanks, that's better for me than leaving it bright indefinitely.

*TimDaniels*

With Ubuntu (8.04) there are only 3 levels of screen brightness for my Dell XPS M1330 laptop: 0%, 50%, and 100%. Under Vista, there are more levels. Is there a parameter to set for Ubuntu that...

A poster in the Dell forum pointed me at System/Preferences/Power Mangement/On Battery Power tab, and 2 check boxes there took care of dimming when on battery:
Reduce Backlight Brightness, and Dim...

After one or two minutes of inactivity - like when I'm reading a news article - the screen on my Dell XPS M1330 laptop darkens if it's on battery power. It doesn't do this under converter power or...