Re: Incorrect version of xserver-xorg in unstable

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Drew Parsons wrote:

> An upload of xserver-xorg 1:1.1.1-3 was incorrectly made to unstable
> today. The intended target was experimental.  The correct current
> version for unstable is 1:1.0.2-9.
>
> The chief binary package affected is xserver-xorg-core.  Other affected
> packages are xdmx, xdmx-tools, xnest, xserver-xorg-dev and xvfb.
>
> 1:1.1.1-3 corresponds to X11R7.1, while 1:1.0.2-9 belongs to X11R7.0.
> The consequence of this upload is that old X11R7.0 video drivers in
> unstable will fail to load and the Xserver  will fail to start
>  
<snip>

> Please choose one of the following actions as a temporary workaround:
>
> 1) place xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-9 (and the other xserver-xorg
> packages) on hold
>
> or
>
> 2) if you have already been affected then grab your xserver-xorg
> package[s] from testing and downgrade back to  1:1.0.2-9
>
> or
>
> 3) come join the future and grab your new video driver from experimental
>  

Thanks for the notice, Drew. Unfortunately, I've already been bit.

I thought I'd try the experimental drivers, but when I go to that site, 
I see a package named xorg-xserver, but not one named xserver-xorg.

Has the name of the package changed?

Also, this package in experimental is 1:1.1.1-3, so it seems that just 
grabbing this package from the site is no different than the unstable 
version. Can I then assume that when you say "grab your new video driver 
from experimental" you really mean "grab your new driver and any other 
necessary bits for it to work from experimental"? I suspect my best 
course of action is to downgrade to Testing's version.

Thanks!

(CC:ing Drew, not knowing if you're subscribed to User)

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Kent