The Todd Today » Ubuntu http://thetoddtoday.com Tips and Tricks of Technology Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:57:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 [FIX] Add/Remove Applications List Empty Ubuntu Linux 8.10 http://thetoddtoday.com/2009/03/22/fix-addremove-applications-list-empty-ubuntu-linux-810/ http://thetoddtoday.com/2009/03/22/fix-addremove-applications-list-empty-ubuntu-linux-810/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:00:17 +0000 TheTodd http://thetoddtoday.com/?p=84 So suddenly you can no longer add or remove new programs because everything is gone in your Add/Remove applications list?  Same thing happened to me and luckily the fix is quite easy.  It seems that the culprit is an installation of Adobe Air, but don’t worry no need to remove Adobe Air and lose all of those cool programs., just follow the simple instructions below:

  1. Close all open applications, you can keep this browser window open
  2. Open a terminal session (Applications -  Accessories – Terminal)
  3. In the terminal type: 
    sudo apt-get install gnome-app-install --reinstall
  4. Hit enter and watch the gnome-app-install reinstall
  5. All done, your Add/Remove Applications list should be working like new!

Let us know in the comments if this worked for you or if you had any issues.

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What I do not like about the interface is that if you leave it at its automagically configured settings then it is painfully slow. Unless your computer is running 2GB’s of RAM (ours is running 1GB) then it just seems to slow to a crawl and lets not forget the random lockups. If you turn off all the graphical enhancements then it really speeds up and is mostly usable.

Some other issues are the constant barrage of pop-ups asking are you sure you want to do this? and then after say ok it asks again are you really sure? Just to delete an icon it takes three clicks and two pop-ups which is just crazy. I know this is in the name of security but take a look at Ubuntu Linux and Mac OS X if you want to see a good handle on security. Security can be attained while not being completely annoying.

So all that talk brings me to the point of trying to stay away from Vista if at all possible. I know Microsoft is going to be and currently is pushing Vista on people and XP machines are becoming hard to find but I would search high and low for them if you have the time. Currently we have all XP machines (new and used) and are staying away from Vista as long as possible. This is also a good time to try out Ubuntu Linux (which has come a long way and is a very viable option) or give Mac OS X a shot which is a proven alternative to windows.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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