How do you search for updates?

aweir14150 · 02-01-2008, 03:07 PM

Maybe I'm missing something. I have Freespire 2.0.8. I('m registered to use CNR but I dont see any options to search for security updates/bug fixes for the operating system. All I see is software packages. How do I do this? Surely there must be be security updates and bug fixes right?

Xaphoid · 02-01-2008, 03:32 PM

There should be a desktop icon in the status bar that will alert you to updates.

However, if you concerned about it you could do it the tried and true method.

From a terminal type

Code:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

I beleive Lin/Freespire has you as root already but if not you may have to use sudo prepended to the commands

aweir14150 · 02-01-2008, 11:04 PM

I don't see any desktop icon. though I used the terminal to update, I'd rather use a GUI that I can understand.

Xaphoid · 02-03-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by aweir14150

I don't see any desktop icon. though I used the terminal to update, I'd rather use a GUI that I can understand.

I don't or haven't ever used Lin/Freespire but from what I understand under the options menu of the CNR (click-and-Run) client it has a setting for such you may want to check there.

from Linspire:

Quote:

Open the CNR client by clicking on the round green button with a man running in the task bar in the lower left hand area of your desktop. Once the CNR program is running, pull down the "Options" menu and select the "Configure..." option. You can always visit this page at http://www.linspire.com/updateinfo for the latest information and release notes on each update.

hope that helps

S3Indiana · 02-06-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aweir14150

Maybe I'm missing something. I have Freespire 2.0.8. I('m registered to use CNR but I dont see any options to search for security updates/bug fixes for the operating system. All I see is software packages. How do I do this? Surely there must be be security updates and bug fixes right?

For clarification the CNR Icon on the desktop starts the CNR Client. Once started it resides in the system tray (by default lower right corner of the desktop), right-click the green CNR icon, then Launch CNR (opening the CNR Client), and the Manage Software tab provides a listing of the Available Updates to the installed packages (should provide an option to run all updates upon starting the CNR Client). BTW the other method of starting the CNR Client is by selecting Install Now for any CNR.com product. Hope this clarifies...