[CS-FSLUG] Where from, Bible software, updating Ubuntu

[edoc7]

Wow, 67 updates?  Sounds like MS XP!  :-(

This is the reason I abandoned SuSE and RedHat and
the other code-bloat distros.  It had gotten to the
point that like the old Apple OS and all of the MS
versions that no-one knew how they worked -- fixing
problems was often more guesswork than science.

Why are there any updates to a current OS release?

Are you loading a stable release or unstable?

Are the "updates" mislabeled and are they really
optional features you can ignore?

doc

> Got another question too. Several days ago, (after a clean install of
> Ubuntu) I had 67 updates available for installation. Desiring to keep my
> computer up to date, I dutifully downloaded and installed all 67
> updates. After installing all the updates, my computer promptly crashed
> on me and would not properly run. 
> 
> Not entirely convinced that one of the updates had caused the problem, I
> reinstalled Ubuntu and - stupidly I know - reinstalled the very same 67
> updates... Same deal, same symptoms, same everything; it simply would
> not run properly. 
> 
> I learned my lesson that time, and after the third install, I refused to
> install the updates. However, after installing a bunch of software, I
> noticed that I now only have 6 updates left to install and my computer
> is still running smoothly. Now, was I just hallucinating in thinking
> that one of the updates was crashing my computer?
> 
> If not, is it safe to assume that one of the remaining six updates is
> the culprit, or did I just inadvertently fix some dependency problem in
> one of the 67 updates, with some of the software that I installed? If
> one of the remaining updates is the culprit, how do I determine which
> one was causing the problem - if there really ever was a problem?
> 
> These are the remaining updates: 
> 
> Gdm
> 
> linux-image-2.6.15-27-386
> 
> linux-image-386
> 
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-27-386
> 
> linux-restricted-modules-386
> 
> linux-restricted-modules-common
> 
> It was several days ago already, when I had the problem and therefore I
> do not clearly remember what symptoms my machine was displaying. I just
> remember that it was really buggy and I couldn't hardly do a thing.
> 
> Thanks again guys and God Bless,
> Chad