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How to prevent a package from being updated in Ubuntu

Posted by admin on 20th June 2008

If you want to update all the packages other than one package in your Ubuntu system follow this procedure

There are three ways of holding back packages, with dpkg, aptitude or with dselect.

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How to enable the universe and multiverse repositories in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)

Posted by admin on 4th June 2008

There are thousands of programs available to install on Ubuntu. These programs are stored in software archives (repositories) and are available for installation over the Internet. This makes it very easy to install new programs. It is also very secure, because each program you install is thoroughly tested and built specifically for Ubuntu.

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Slow Update manager how to fix?

Posted by humbolt on 11th May 2008

Am I doing something wrong?

My Update Manager is downloading at a rate of about 1Mb/day! The System Monitor shows that about 100 to 400 bytes are downloaded every 5 seconds or so. I have no trouble using e-mail or Firefox at normal speed.

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How To select fastest mirror in Ubuntu

Posted by admin on 9th May 2008

If you want to select Ubuntu mirror which works fastest for you follow these steps this is very important to any ubuntu user to download and install ubuntu packages fastest way.

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Application/Software Management in Ubuntu

Posted by admin on 5th March 2008

If you are just new to Ubuntu and have come from Windows where you got most updates by visiting the various vendors or each application doing it separately you are in for a jolt! Updating your complete Ubuntu system including all the software is as simple as running the update manager. In this simple how-to you will learn how easy it is to install in various different ways and remove software as well .

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