When Bob Nielsen wrote, I replied: Thanks for the reply. There were myriad things (fvwm* among them) that wouldn't load as they depended on xlib6g which wasn't available.
I ran and re-ran install and config and remove phases until my remaining errors were minimized. I've since added a few more packages, but there remain a large group of things which depend on xlib6g which isn't available. I remain very loathe to re-boot until I can get xlib6g. > > On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Ralph Winslow wrote: > > > I just finished my bo -> hamm upgrade but havn't rebooted the system yet > > because > > during the upgrade, I couldn't install fvwm2 or fvwm95 and I'm afraid > > that if I > > re-boot, I may loose my X environment. Any advice?? > > What errors did you get when trying to install fvwm2 and fvwm95? > Sometimes it is necessary to rerun Install with dselect a few times to > pick everything up. Try this at least. > > You should reboot, as that may clean some things up. If X won't run > yet and you have to reinstall anything, there's always the venerable > virtual console. > > > > Auch, I see that my display mumble.jpg and xlock commands are no longer > > working. > > I've forgotten the package which supplies the display command. The > > xlock > > problem is minor in my environment. TIA for any help forthcoming. > > display is contained in the Imagemagick package. > > Bob > > ---- > Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ----------------------------------------- Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Insert sardonic phrase here> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]