On 6/5/05, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/5/05, Hannes Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/5/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 11:53:19AM +0200, Hannes Mayer wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > > > An "apt-get upgrade" last night broke my mousewheel. Furthermore the > > > > mouse speed has decreased. (several (all?) XFree86 packages were > > > > updated) > > > > > > > > The problem is that "apt-get" seems to overwrite/change the X-config > > > > file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > > > So if you "apt-get upgrade" now, make sure you have a backup of that > > > > config file. > > > > > > > > > > Strange, if you have customized XF86Config-4 (every should, as there is > > > no default), it should (a) leave it alone, or (b) ask you what to do. > > > If it does neither, then it is bug that needs to be filed. > > > > Hi Roberto! > > > > Yes, there is definately something wrong, since it didn't ask aswell. > > Bug filed: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=312101 > > Let's see what the X folks say... > > Curious. I just used aptitude to update 'testing' (which still points > to sarge, right?), got _lots_ of x-server stuff, but nothing rewrote > my config file. Is there a difference between what "apt-get upgrade" > does and what an update using aptitude does?
Yep, testing should still default to sarge, since sarge is not released. I dunno if there is a difference between "apt-get upgrade" and aptitude. I actually never use aptitude. My XF86Config-4 was definately overwritten/changed. I just checked the file date again and the file time is the time I did "apt-get upgrade". Well, actually it was not that big deal for me, since I also backup /etc. But for those who don't backup /etc it can be annoying, since "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" doesn't work all the time too (at least I had big troubles when I installed sarge earlier this year). Best regards, Hannes.
