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Using the Mark All Upgrades feature, I was able to install all 187 updates without a problem.

However, this did not resolve the problen that Update Manager does not run.

Any other ideas on...

The Downloading Packages process has begun, and it seems that there are 187 of them, which matches what the notifier says.

Hoping for the best!

I'm having the exact same problem with Update Manager on a new install of Xubuntu 9.10. The Update Manager notification says there are 187 updates. Clicking the notification does nothing.

I get...

Yes, it looks like a very good site. I've made it a favorite. Thanks for turning me on to it.

Torch

I installed Mythbuntu quite some time ago, but never followed through with using it. Is it safe to remove the Mythbuntu packages to revert back to Ubuntu?

Thanks.
Torch

I guess it scared me, Snowpine. I do appreciate your help, and if I continue to have problems with xfce being the default, I'll give it a try.

Thanks Estyles. I set it up to ask for my credentials, and on the second try, I did see the stuff at the bottom. (Don't know why it didn't work on the first reboot after changing the login thing.) ...

Thanks, Snowpine, but I've checked the Synaptic Package Manager, and xubuntu is not installed, meaning none of the xubuntu-specific apps are installed.

ubuntu-desktop is installed. As are...

Good morning, All.

I upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 vie Update Manager. (I did make the mistake of not installing the latest updates first, as recommended. Found out about that too late. My bad.)
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Hi lsutiger,
My answer is at the bottom of this post...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1179083

When I reviewed my log file, /var/log/Xorg.0.log, it indicated many errors regarding...

For anyone's information (since no one replied), I found really good help on this problem at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Resolution?highlight=(modeline).

I checked the...

Here's another link:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting/Resolution?highlight=(modeline)

I'm certainly no expert, lsutiger. I'm having problems getting my resolution to 'stick' after an upgrade to Jaunty, and a new monitor. But I looked at your file, compared it to mine, and I see some...

I was on Hardy and didn't upgrade to Intrepid when it came out. I just upgraded to Intrepid and then immediately to Jaunty, last weekend.

Things went quite smoothly during the install. I...

My CPU resources are fine, and Tracker is now running great. :D

I had the same problem, and it was causing all my cpu's to be maxed out. (According to the system monitor.)

I disabled tracker.

I've run the code above, re-enabled tracker, and at the moment,...

Thanks for this information and for the link to the other thread. It was a great help!!

Torch

Thank you SO much for this great information. I not only succeeded in installing VMWare Server, I didn't even have to lose my existing VM's, thanks to the last post!!

Torch