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Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?
Date 2012-06-11 23:59 -0700
Message-ID <CBFC36EB.30B6%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <a3mg3uFvpU1@mid.individual.net> <CBFBB44D.3007%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <a3o4m7Fql6U1@mid.individual.net> <CBFC2CEE.30B0%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <a3o68kF645U1@mid.individual.net>

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On 6/11/12 11:34 PM, in article a3o68kF645U1@mid.individual.net, "Ian
Hilliard" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>>>> And I also showed the answer:
>>>>       -----
>>>>       Got it.  To get the GUI update program to work you need to
>>>>       use the command update program and update the GUI updater:
>>>>       <http://goo.gl/DcXj2>
>>>> 
>>>>       Really... not that hard for a techie, but for a general
>>>>       user... that is just absurd.
>>>>       -----
>>>> 
>>> No, you set the proxy in the proxy setting in the configuration panel.
>> 
>> No.  I did not.  To be clear: you made that up.  You fabricated that story.
>> It is in no way true or accurate.  And, of course, you have no support for
>> it.  It is merely wishful thinking on your part - an excuse for a clear bug
>> in Ubuntu... a bug which is referenced in the above link.
> 
> No fabrication involved. I had this problem years ago, but a quick
> google gave the answer.
> 
> This is not a bug. It is a security feature.

See the link, above.  It was fixed by doing an update.  Are you saying
Ubuntu has updates that are designed to reduce security... and that the
default setting is designed - on purpose - to not work just to be more
secure?


-- 
7 simple questions cc will *never* answer: <http://goo.gl/cNBzu>
cc again pretends to be knowledgeable about things he is clueless about.

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Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 21:51 -0700
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 22:19 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Hardon <hardon.quirk@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 08:33 +0000
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 11:42 +0000
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                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:12 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:07 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:58 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 07:45 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:57 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-11 11:58 -0600
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 15:51 -0400
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            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 17:52 -0400
            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-11 22:58 +0100
              Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 18:11 -0400
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-11 17:10 +0200
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      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 16:41 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:05 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:18 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 14:42 -0700
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:08 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:17 -0700
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:34 +0200
            Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:59 -0700
              Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-12 19:57 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-12 14:05 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? MelissA <melis@a.com> - 2012-06-12 20:34 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 11:37 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-12 14:31 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-12 14:34 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 16:19 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 00:48 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:40 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 12:24 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 10:25 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 12:09 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-12 15:57 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-12 16:11 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-12 22:54 +0100
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:24 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:51 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:42 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 19:02 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-13 22:31 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-14 05:14 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-12 15:50 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:19 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 10:39 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:47 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 17:49 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:10 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 18:30 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:48 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 20:56 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 19:04 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-13 23:21 +0100
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