Auto-update not working. Haven't seen any updates since 12/13/14. topic

Hi Friends in the Ubuntu community,

I haven't seen an auto-update message since the last update I made on 12/13/14 and can't seem to find an option anywhere to download any new updates. Since then though I see a ton of scripts everytime I select Ubuntu on my dual-boot system installed on my Sony VAIO laptop, and Windows start-up has been finicky as well; restarts the computer before even getting to the Windows log-in screen. However, once I get either Ubuntu or Windows up and running all else seems fine.

I'm not super familiar with how to make changes in Ubuntu so appreciate any help you can offer in laymen's terms.

Thanks so much,
Erica

More than new to Ubantu - I haven't even seen it yet! topic

Hello,

I'm retired and 71 years old. At one stage of my chequered career (80's - 90's) I was even a PC technician but with age all I now want is for "it" to function! By "it" I mean being able to do the basics: Text, spreadsheet, scan, retouching photos of our grand children and "surfing" the Internet (which I far prefer to the TV)!

I'm on OSX and I have 2 x 15" MacBook Pro's. The old one dates from march 2008 and is running OSX 10.6.8. I was wondering whether I could install Ubantu on this one with the long term idea of leaving the "Wonderful World of Apple" which is becoming too "fast" for me in that the OSX is changing so often that the older hardware and other programs I have won't function on the newer versions and this is costly now that I'm on a pension.

I would also prefer avoiding as much as possible the "learning curve" and to be able to use icons on a desktop, Windows/OSX style.

I have an additional problem in that I'm Anglophone and I live in France where believe it or not everything is unfortunately in French (!) so I tend to order stuff from England.

Would a knowledgable Ubantu person please let me know whether my old Mac Book Pro will run Ubantu and whether there are versions of Ubantu that would be best for my hopefully simple needs.

Thanks in advance

Bob

Mac Book Pro 4.1
RAM= 2GB
HDD = 250GB
Processor = Intel Core 2 Duo 25GHz.