Nico0020
October 30th, 2009, 04:21 PM
Since the official upgrade method caused me MANY problems this time around I decided to just do a fresh install on the partitions. My home folder is a separate partition than my ubuntu install so I did not have to worry about loosing my stuff.
Anyways after the install, my programs in my applications list are all gone. If I go into my home folder and do ctrl-h I can still see the hidden folders for the applications. are the settings just saved in my home where the actual programs are saved in my ubuntu partition? Is there anyway to generate a list of what I already had an reinstall it all automatically?
Also when I view the hidden folders in my home folder I can see alot of old programs I dont use anymore. Is there any way to see what all is installed and clean up all that stuff, or do I just need to delete them manually? Nothing shows up when I use the janitor which I thought would help.
Finally programs that were installed not from the repos but from debs I got from websites, whats is the easiest way to purge those (for example I tried out the desktop hulu player and want to remove it, but dont know how)
I know a lot of questions, but I am still a newbie lol. Thanks!
Anyways after the install, my programs in my applications list are all gone. If I go into my home folder and do ctrl-h I can still see the hidden folders for the applications. are the settings just saved in my home where the actual programs are saved in my ubuntu partition? Is there anyway to generate a list of what I already had an reinstall it all automatically?
Also when I view the hidden folders in my home folder I can see alot of old programs I dont use anymore. Is there any way to see what all is installed and clean up all that stuff, or do I just need to delete them manually? Nothing shows up when I use the janitor which I thought would help.
Finally programs that were installed not from the repos but from debs I got from websites, whats is the easiest way to purge those (for example I tried out the desktop hulu player and want to remove it, but dont know how)
I know a lot of questions, but I am still a newbie lol. Thanks!