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Re: managing packages

 

I agree. Good thinking!

In Christ,
Ryan

Sent from my iPod

On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Quite frankly, the kernel packages accumulating throughout a cycle don't really take up a significant portion of storage. I don't think its worth the risk of causing OS damage just to clear out a few MB of disk space.
> 
> On Apr 29, 2012 9:57 AM, "Chris Druif" <chrisdruif@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wish I could believe that, but still:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KernelPanic
> This could happen after updating to a newer kernel. That's why I asked about it.
> With metta, Chris
> 
> On Apr 29, 2012 5:01 PM, "supernova" <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I think that the new  kernel has already been tested, so it's working
> Supernova
> Il giorno domenica 29 aprile 2012, Chris <cyber.druif@xxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> > An additional note on this: would it br possible to make some kind of background test of the kernel on any users system? That would confirm the installed kernel is working as it should be and only let that one remain?
> >
> > Just a thought thou, keep us informed how it is going.
> >
> > With metta, Chris
> >
> > On Apr 29, 2012 12:26 PM, "supernova" <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not an expert but if somebody would help me I could implement and experiment this feature.
> > Supernova
> >
> > Il giorno sabato 28 aprile 2012, supernova <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> >>
> >>
> >> Il giorno sabato 28 aprile 2012, Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> >>> CCSM is _NOT_ the place for Janitor to be. If anywhere, it is to be in System Settings (that dashboard-like thingy)
> >>>
> >> Ok. It could be a good idea.
> >> Supernova
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> Kroq-gar78
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 7:07 AM, supernova <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> So we could for example:
> >>> Adapt computer janitor to Ubuntu exigencies, put it as default in the os, place a button in ccsm, any other configuration tool to switch between newbie or Skilled? Default is newbie, of course...
> >>> Supernova
> >>>
> >>> Il giorno sabato 28 aprile 2012, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> >>>> Not a problem, I was just a little confused a little. :) Have a great weekend!!!
> >>>> In Christ,
> >>>> Ryan
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPod
> >>>> On Apr 27, 2012, at 9:26 PM, Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes sorry, 11.10
> >>>>
> >>>> Sincerely,
> >>>> Kroq-gar78
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtgkid@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> ...It was removed from the Oneiric CD wasn't it? At least I thought it was... Thanks!
> >>>> In Christ,
> >>>> Ryan
> >>>> Sent from my iPod
> >>>> On Apr 27, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Aditya Vaidya <kroq.gar78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> 'computer-janitor' was removed from the 12.04 CD because it messed up a lot of stuff, like removing flash... or something along those lines.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sincerely,
> >>>> Kroq-gar78
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Michele Giacomoli <michele.giacomoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> It seems the description of the computer-janitor, but in Ubuntu 12.04 it's not installed in the system. I know i can install it running sudo apt-get install computer-janitor, but a newbie doesn't know that. Moreover a newbie doesn't think he has to clean his pc, so the application should clean the system automatically without asking the user anything. This behavoir should have the possibility to be disabled from a skilled user if he wants.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, the core of the application already exists, now we have to make it work in the right way, and provide this service out of the box.
> >>>>
> >>>> Il giorno 27 aprile 2012 22:42, Daniel Hollocher <danielhollocher@xxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:
> >>>>
> >>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CleanupCruft
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 11:53 AM, supernova <supernova.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> Maybe this is not the right place for this discussion, anyway I want
> >>>>> to think about one thing: when the kernel package upgrades, a new one
> >>>>> in installed beside the old. I then remove the old one and keep only
> >>>>> the new one. This can be done with synaptic or through line commands,
> >>>>> but not with Ubuntu Software Center, or not easily at least.
> >>>
> 
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