Hi guys
Well I decided I needed Kstars-bleeding tonight and as its not available for Kubuntu 14.04 I tried a second fresh install to 14.10 having had problems before. It installed fine all my Kstars/Indi stuff installed fine (except the Kstars data where I get the error Loading of providers from file:http://edu.kde.org/kstars/downloads/providers/.xml failed?? it worked before?) and a few other apps no probs. The `A security update is available for your system` icon kept winking at me at the bottom and I sadly succumbed to a system update the end result being three apps disappearing from the desktop and then unable to switch off the pc without entering `shutdown -h now` in a terminal, rebooting then came up with a blank desktop![:pinch:]( ":pinch:")
. So now fresh install number three and vowing never to do a system update again, things seem to be working ok ![:)]( ":)")
Isn`t an upgrade supposed to make things better?? I left windows after the endless usb problems and with Linux I`ve never had a single usb problem but OMG the other stuff. ![B)]( "B)")
No idea if its a kernel/boot loader/graphic card problem anyone else had this?
best
Steve
Well I decided I needed Kstars-bleeding tonight and as its not available for Kubuntu 14.04 I tried a second fresh install to 14.10 having had problems before. It installed fine all my Kstars/Indi stuff installed fine (except the Kstars data where I get the error Loading of providers from file:http://edu.kde.org/kstars/downloads/providers/.xml failed?? it worked before?) and a few other apps no probs. The `A security update is available for your system` icon kept winking at me at the bottom and I sadly succumbed to a system update the end result being three apps disappearing from the desktop and then unable to switch off the pc without entering `shutdown -h now` in a terminal, rebooting then came up with a blank desktop
. So now fresh install number three and vowing never to do a system update again, things seem to be working ok 
Isn`t an upgrade supposed to make things better?? I left windows after the endless usb problems and with Linux I`ve never had a single usb problem but OMG the other stuff. 
No idea if its a kernel/boot loader/graphic card problem anyone else had this?best
Steve