Bug#608704: release-notes: recommend to close any running X server?
Package: release-notes
Severity: wishlist
Hello,
I want to ask, if it would make sense to advice the user, to
close any running X server when doing an dist-upgrade.
Pro:
you would reduce the risk of getting an unaccessable system,
when during new startup of e.g. gdm an error occures and X
is not responding/is hanging and you cannot switch back to
virtual console.
(I did a test dist-upgrade some time ago, and I had exactly
this problem: when restarting gdm, the system hung up, keyboard
was not responding, I had no chance to switch to virtual console.
See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=604724)
Contra:
?
Maybe no cons. X sessions are not for use in this situation
anyway, because they are likely to be terminated.
And the upgrade process is to be performed from the virtual
console or ssh.
Greetings
Holger
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