Caution with todays updates

[caryb]

Hi, after todays updates I cant boot the 26.3 kernel it gets 1/2 way & just locks up & beeps constantly at me. Also if you try to do a dist-upgrade you will remove xorg completely.


Cary

[3vi1]

Re: Caution with todays updates

I can still boot into the 26.3 after the upgrade.

What all packages did you get updates for? I haven't seen anything major replaced, and I have all updates except for the new xserver-xorg-core.

I did notice the xorg thing. Luckily I always run dist-upgrade from the command prompt and look at what's being removed before accepting.

[caryb]

Re: Caution with todays updates

Have kernel updates & new xorg going & all is good


Cary

[toad]

Re: Caution with todays updates

Update? What update? Hasn't appeared on my server (Germany) yet...

[dibl]

Re: Caution with todays updates

Hmmmmmmmm. Nothing here (USA) either, but we're often the last mirrors to get the new packages.

EDIT: Oh, now I see this is under Intrepid -- prolly that explains it.

[toad]

Re: Caution with todays updates

Doh, I never look at the forum

[Rog131]

Re: Caution with todays updates

Upgrade xserver-xorg-core from 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu12 to 2:1.4.99.905-0ubuntu2

Apt:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -s

The following packages will be REMOVED:
kubuntu-desktop xorg xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-cyrix
xserver-xorg-video-geode xserver-xorg-video-imstt
...
The following packages have been kept back:
xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-kbd
xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-apm
xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-glint xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740
xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv
xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128
xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd
xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage
xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga
xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l
xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga xserver-xorg-video-vmware
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo

Synaptic tells "can't-do":

xserver-xorg-core:
Depends: xserver-xorg but it is not going to be installed

Aptitude:

aptitude why xserver-xorg-core

i xserver-xorg Depends xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.4-3)

hmmm...

Changing to the main server, updating package database => xserver-xorg-core is upgradeable:

xserver-xorg (version 1:7.3+12ubuntu2) will be upgraded to version 1:7.4~0ubuntu1
xserver-xorg-core (version 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1ubuntu12) will be upgraded to version 2:1.4.99.905-0ubuntu2