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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 05:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > Subject: Re: apt-* (dist-)upgrade 3.1.4 to 3.2.2 Woody Debs Very Alarming > > Hi, > i upograded from kde 3.1.4 to 3.2.2 last nite using synaptic on > woody..............it went like a dream with not a single > problem!................. > i would strongly recommend you to use synaptic instead of apt-get as it is > much better at handling dependencies etc.......... > abhishek. > > > > > > > I just did a 3.1.3 upgrade to 3.2.3 (sic) and the only thing that failed > > was postgresql, but I played a lot. However, the following packages > > were kept back. > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > The following packages have been kept back > > cervisia debconf kappfinder kate kbabel kbugbuster kcalc kcontrol > > kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-kio-plugins kdelibs-bin kdelibs-data > > kdelibs4 kdelibs4-dev kdeprint kdesdk kdesdk-kfile-plugins kdesdk-misc > > kdesktop kfind khelpcenter kicker klipper kmail kmenuedit kompare > > konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole kpager kpersonalizer ksmserver > > ksnapshot ksplash kspy ksysguard ksysguardd ktip kwin libarts1 > > libarts1-dev libkdenetwork2 libkonq4 libpaperg libqt3-headers > > libqt3-mt-dev poxml qt3-dev-tools xbase-clients xlibmesa-dev xlibmesa3 > > xlibs xlibs-dev0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and > > 54 not upgraded. > > > > apt-get install libxcursor1 got me to the next step, as it now depends > > on different packages, however this still wasn't a new enough version > > according to apt-get. > > "ksplash: Depends: libxcursor1 (> 1.1.2) but 1.0.2-1woody2 is to be > > installed" > > This would stop the meek and timid from using apt-get, although it > > SHOULD work that easy, but remember this is not standard Debian tree > > stuff. I suggest that we get that dependency taken care of before you > > try it. Andreas? > > > > However, I notice you using backports, so it might be different, but I > > see no libxcursor there so I expect the same results for you. > > > >> I'd like to try out the upgrade path from KDE 3.1.4 to KDE 3.2.2 using > >> the Woody debs that someone (Andreas Mueller ?) has posted at > >> download.kde.org. > >> > >> My system is running vanilla Woody, apart from XFree86 which I > >> upgraded from Woody's 4.1.0 to backports.org's 4.2.1 some while back. > >> I'm currently running the Ralf Nolden download.k.o KDE 3.1.4 debs. > >> > >> If I use "apt-get -s (dist-)upgrade" to see what the upgrade proposes, > >> I get totally scary output for both cases. > >> > >> Since people keep telling us that apt-get is braindead, and that > >> aptitude does a better job, I tried that too, with similarly scary > >> results. Since aptitude's output is more compact, I include it here. > >> > >> As you can see, a plain "upgrade" will only upgrade my XFree86, plus > >> some random _parts_ of KDE (the rest would be _removed_). > >> > >> On the other hand, a "dist-upgrade" would do much the same *and* would > >> _remove_ huge unrelated, and in some cases *vital* parts of my system > >> ... such as MySQL, Samba, PPP, Freeswan, man-db, fetchmail, htdig, > >> ssh, gcc, etc., etc. > >> > >> Anyone got any clue as to whether this is tractable, or is something > >> badly broken to the point of uselessness here ? > >> > >> ========================< cut >========================= > >> # aptitude -s upgrade > >> Reading Package Lists... 0%Reading Package Lists... 100%Reading > >> Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building > >> Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building > >> Dependency Tree... 86%Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> The following packages have been kept back: > >> ark arts artsbuilder debconf kaboodle kaddressbook kandy kappfinder > >> kasteroids kate kaudiocreator kbackgammon kcontrol kdeartwork-style > >> kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-dev kdebase-kio-plugins kdelibs-bin > >> kdelibs-data kdelibs4 kdelibs4-dev kdemultimedia > >> kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdeprint > >> kdesktop > >> kdf kdm kfind kgamma kget kgpg kgpgcertmanager khelpcenter kicker > >> klipper > >> kmahjongg kmail kmenuedit kmid kmix knode knotes konqueror > >> konqueror-nsplugins konsole kopete kpackage kpager kpersonalizer kppp > >> krec ksame kscd kscreensaver ksmserver ksplash ksysguard ksysguardd > >> ksysv > >> ktip kwin libarts1 libarts1-audiofile libarts1-dev libarts1-mpeglib > >> libarts1-xine libkdegames1 libkdenetwork2 libkonq4 libnspr4 libnss3 > >> libpaperg libqt3-headers libqt3-mt-dev mozilla-browser mozilla-psm > >> mpeglib noatun qt3-dev-tools quanta snmp x-window-system-core > >> xbase-clients xlibmesa-gl-dev xlibmesa-glu-dev xlibmesa3 xlibs > >> xlibs-dev > >> xterm > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> imlib-base kde-i18n-engb kdeartwork-misc kdebase-data kdelibs4-doc > >> lbxproxy libartsc0 libartsc0-dev libdps1 libfreetype6 > >> libfreetype6-dev > >> libmimelib1 libsnmp-base libusb-0.1-4 libxaw6 libxaw7 libxml2 > >> libxslt1 > >> proxymngr twm x-window-system xdm xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi > >> xfonts-base > >> xfonts-konsole xfonts-scalable xfree86-common xfs xfwp xlibmesa-dev > >> xnest > >> xprt xserver-common xserver-xfree86 xspecs xutils xvfb > >> 38 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 91 not > >> upgraded. > >> Need to get 54.4MB of archives. After unpacking 43.2MB will be used. > >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/e/d/v/action/?] Abort. > >> > >> # aptitude -s dist-upgrade > >> Reading Package Lists... 0%Reading Package Lists... 100%Reading > >> Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building Dependency Tree... 0%Building > >> Dependency Tree... 50%Building Dependency Tree... 50%Building > >> Dependency Tree... 84%Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: > >> libsnmp5 libxrender1 xlibmesa-gl xlibmesa-glu > >> The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: > >> abiword abiword-common abiword-gtk abiword-plugins adduser ark arts > >> artsbuilder base-config bonobo bsdmainutils console-common > >> console-data > >> console-tools cvs diald dpkg-dev efax enscript fetchmail > >> fetchmail-common > >> freeswan gcc-3.0 gdm gnome-applets gnome-panel gnome-panel-data > >> gnome-session gnome-utils gs gs-common guarddog gv htdig ipchains > >> ipmenu > >> iptables kaboodle kaddressbook kandy kappfinder karbon kasteroids > >> kate > >> > >> kaudiocreator kbackgammon kbear kcd kchart kcontrol kde-theme-liquid > >> kdeartwork-style kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-dev kdebase-kio-plugins > >> kdelibs-bin kdelibs4 kdelibs4-dev kdemultimedia > >> kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepim-libs > >> kdeprint kdesktop kdevelop kdevelop-data kdf kdm kernel-package > >> kernel-source-2.4.18 kfind kformula kgamma kget kgpg kgpgcertmanager > >> khelpcenter kicker kit kivio klipper kmahjongg kmail kmenuedit kmid > >> kmidi > >> kmix kmyfirewall knode knotes koffice koffice-libs konqueror > >> konqueror-nsplugins konsole kontour kopete koshell kpackage kpager > >> kpersonalizer kppp kpresenter krec ksame kscd kscreensaver ksmserver > >> ksplash kspread ksysguard ksysv ktip kugar kwin kword kxconfig > >> leafnode > >> less lftp libarts1 libarts1-audiofile libarts1-dev libarts1-mpeglib > >> libarts1-xine libglide3 libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint-data > >> libgnomeprint15 libgtkhtml20 libkdegames1 libkdenetwork2 libkonq4 > >> libpaperg libqt3-mt libqt3-mt-dev localeconf locales magicfilter > >> man-db > >> mirrormagic modconf mozilla-browser mozilla-psm mpeglib > >> msttcorefonts > >> mysql-server nas-dev nas-lib netbase noatun ntpdate pidentd poster > >> ppp > >> > >> pppconfig pppoe pppoeconf psfontmgr psutils qt3-dev-tools quanta > >> samba > >> > >> samba-common smbclient smbfs ssh swat telnetd whiptail wvdial > >> x-ttcidfont-conf x-window-system x-window-system-core xaw3dg xdm > >> xlibmesa3-gl xlibmesa3-glu xlibs-pic xnest xpdf xpdf-reader > >> xpdf-utils > >> xprt xprt-common xserver-common xserver-xfree86 > >> The following packages have been kept back: > >> debconf xbase-clients xlibs xlibs-dev xterm > >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> libsnmp5 libxrender1 xlibmesa-gl xlibmesa-glu > >> The following packages will be REMOVED: > >> abiword abiword-common abiword-gtk abiword-plugins adduser ark arts > >> artsbuilder base-config bonobo bsdmainutils console-common > >> console-data > >> console-tools cvs diald dpkg-dev efax enscript fetchmail > >> fetchmail-common > >> freeswan gcc-3.0 gdm gnome-applets gnome-panel gnome-panel-data > >> gnome-session gnome-utils gs gs-common guarddog gv htdig ipchains > >> ipmenu > >> iptables kaboodle kaddressbook kandy kappfinder karbon kasteroids > >> kate > >> > >> kaudiocreator kbackgammon kbear kcd kchart kcontrol kde-theme-liquid > >> kdeartwork-style kdebase kdebase-bin kdebase-dev kdebase-kio-plugins > >> kdelibs-bin kdelibs4 kdelibs4-dev kdemultimedia > >> kdemultimedia-kfile-plugins kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepim-libs > >> kdeprint kdesktop kdevelop kdevelop-data kdf kdm kernel-package > >> kernel-source-2.4.18 kfind kformula kgamma kget kgpg kgpgcertmanager > >> khelpcenter kicker kit kivio klipper kmahjongg kmail kmenuedit kmid > >> kmidi > >> kmix kmyfirewall knode knotes koffice koffice-libs konqueror > >> konqueror-nsplugins konsole kontour kopete koshell kpackage kpager > >> kpersonalizer kppp kpresenter krec ksame kscd kscreensaver ksmserver > >> ksplash kspread ksysguard ksysv ktip kugar kwin kword kxconfig > >> leafnode > >> less lftp libarts1 libarts1-audiofile libarts1-dev libarts1-mpeglib > >> libarts1-xine libglide3 libgnomeprint-bin libgnomeprint-data > >> libgnomeprint15 libgtkhtml20 libkdegames1 libkdenetwork2 libkonq4 > >> libpaperg libqt3-mt libqt3-mt-dev localeconf locales magicfilter > >> man-db > >> mirrormagic modconf mozilla-browser mozilla-psm mpeglib > >> msttcorefonts > >> mysql-server nas-dev nas-lib netbase noatun ntpdate pidentd poster > >> ppp > >> > >> pppconfig pppoe pppoeconf psfontmgr psutils qt3-dev-tools quanta > >> samba > >> > >> samba-common smbclient smbfs ssh swat telnetd whiptail wvdial > >> x-ttcidfont-conf x-window-system x-window-system-core xaw3dg xdm > >> xlibmesa3-gl xlibmesa3-glu xlibs-pic xnest xpdf xpdf-reader > >> xpdf-utils > >> xprt xprt-common xserver-common xserver-xfree86 > >> The following packages will be upgraded: > >> imlib-base kde-i18n-engb kdeartwork-misc kdebase-data kdelibs-data > >> kdelibs4-doc ksysguardd lbxproxy libartsc0 libartsc0-dev libdps1 > >> libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev libmimelib1 libnspr4 libnss3 > >> libqt3-headers > >> libsnmp-base libusb-0.1-4 libxaw6 libxaw7 libxml2 libxslt1 proxymngr > >> snmp > >> twm xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base xfonts-konsole > >> xfonts-scalable > >> xfree86-common xfs xfwp xlibmesa-dev xlibmesa-gl-dev > >> xlibmesa-glu-dev > >> xlibmesa3 xspecs xutils xvfb > >> 41 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 188 to remove and 5 not > >> upgraded. > >> Need to get 56.6MB of archives. After unpacking 382MB will be freed. > >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/e/d/v/action/?] Abort. > >> ========================< cut >========================= > >> > >> disclaimer: I'm just a user, not a developer. I use Woody cause I > >> don't have the time or the knowledge ro wrangle with unstable. > >> > >> PS: I could post the apt-get output if anyone thought it would be > >> useful. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Nick Boyce > >> Bristol, UK > >> -- > >> Arithmetic: > >> An obscure art no longer practiced in the world's developed countries. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
