I added as many Linux Mint repositories as I could find for Gloria to Jaunty's /etc/apt/sources.list, updated in terminal, reloaded in Synaptic, and then selected whatever I thought I needed for a gnome desktop for Gloria. I like it more than I do my other operating system.
But there were some problems. I went to List of Repositories for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. (Posted by Nikesh Jauhari. OpenOffice 3.0.1 deb
http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu jaunty ...linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2009/04/list-of-repositories-for-ubuntu-904.html - Cached - Similar pages - Cached - Similar pages Repository List for Jaunty Jackalope) and, by faith, following the advice there, deleted the entirety of the /etc/apt/sources.list I started with and added:
# Ubuntu supported packages
deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty main restricted multiverse universe
deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-updates main restricted multiverse universe
deb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-updates main restricted multiverse universe
deb-src
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
#Canonical Commercial Repository
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-backports partner
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-updates partner
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-security partner
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-proposed partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-backports partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-updates partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-security partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty-proposed partner
and some others. But the new list wouldn't update because I kept getting an error message about a malformed line 13 (or 14 or 15 depending on what other ones I'd commented, uncommented or deleted). And I coudn't figure out what it was. So I just deleted the first 20 or so lines all together. That did the trick.
In the meantime, I've added some more repositories, thought better of it and deleted some, thrown in a couple of interesting possibilities. The forums of other operating systems that I've had (Ubuntu, openSUSE, and PCLinuxOS) have had repository recommendatdions. What repositories does the Linux Mint community recommend for a noob?
Here's what I presently have:
# 7 - Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
# repository.
# N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
# extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
# newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
# Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
# or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb
http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src
http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# 8 - Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
# 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
# offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
# users.
deb
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb-src
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
deb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
# 9 - Ubuntu Proposed
deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-proposed restricted main universe multiverse
## 11 - Medibuntu - Ubuntu 9.04 "jaunty ibex"
## Please report any bug on
https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/
deb
http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free
deb-src
http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free
## 45 - Ubuntu Debug Packages
#
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash
deb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
deb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
deb
http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty-security main restricted universe multiverse
## 55 - GetDeb repository :
http://www.getdeb.net/
deb
http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/ getdeb/
deb mirror://www.getdeb.net/playdeb-mirror/jaunty/// jaunty/
deb
http://ubuntu.org.ua/ getdeb/
## 1 - INGALEX REPOSITORY
deb
http://www.sourceslist.eu/repo/mint gloria main non-free
## 2 - LINUX MINT REPOSITORIES
## +++ Linux Mint 7 Gloria
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria main upstream import
## +++ Backports (not as stable) +++
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria backport
## +++ Community (not as stable) +++
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria community
## +++ Romeo (unstable) +++
deb
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria romeo
## +++ Source Repositories +++
deb-src
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria main upstream import
deb-src
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria community
deb-src
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria backport
deb-src
http://packages.linuxmint.com gloria romeo
##END LINUXMINT REPOSITORY
deb
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse
deb-src
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main universe restricted multiverse