Re: command or graphical update

[Thomas Ward <tward1978 earthlink net>]

Hi,
MICHAEL WEAVER wrote:
> When I get Ubuntu on my desktop, should I do my updates via the command 
> line with apt-get or use that popup thing that comes up when I loggin?
>   

Well, most of the time I open gnome-terminal and use apt-get to add, 
remove, and update my Ubuntu system. However, if you have root enabled 
in gdm you can log directly in to root and run synaptic which is a 
graphical front-end for apt-get. Synaptic is a good tool for this stuff, 
but only is accessible ifyou are logged in as root.