Re: no xorg

[Patrick Bartek <bartek047@yahoo.com>]

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013, Chris Bannister wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 08:19:49AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Jul 2013, sp113438 wrote:
> > > Anyway, it's too late to check out myself since I installed Sid ;)
> > 
> > Just remember when updating to use dist-upgrade instead of regular
> > upgrade to have the most current files installed instead of just the
> > "fixes" for old installed files.
> 
> As discussed on this list in the past, that can get you into trouble!
> 
> The recommended procedure is to upgrade first, THEN dist-upgrade, BUT
> ONLY IF you are satisfied with what is going to be removed and
> replaced.
> 
> IOW, answer no to the dist-upgrade question if you are not happy with
> what it is going to do your system.

All this is common sense, a commodity that's not all that common
anymore. Never update/upgrade  via cron.  I always check before
pressing Enter even with Stable and plain old upgrade.

Of course, opting for Sid has its own inherent risks besides
dist-upgrade.

B