Upon running my first update I ran into a slight snag. I had 4 updates that were blocked, and not just some simple lib files, but a whole new kernel image and related header files. (Newbie Note: Kernel images are very important) But as with most problems on Linux, this is a chance to learn something new. So I fired up my trusty browser and "googled" my problem. Of course Google didn't fail me as it brought up a link to the Ubuntu Forums that gave me the solution to my exact problem.
This is probably the best time for this to happen, as it allows me to share probably the greatest truth in computing. Whatever happens to you, has probably happened to at least a hundred other people and at least one of them knows how to fix it and is willing to share that knowledge. The Linux community, and not just the Ubuntu people, is pretty good at sharing know-how. It is that sharing, that is the basis for the whole Open Source movement in the first place. So the lesson is, if something breaks, you are not alone in facing it. Search the forums and the web as a whole, I am sure that you will find the answers. BRB.
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