Re: different updates on 2 like machines
Le lundi 24 avril 2006 à 09:44 +1000, Takis Diakoumis a écrit :
> Hi
>
> i've been noticing some strange gnome behaviour on 2 different machines
> with like package installations. when performing updates on one machine
> and then the other from the same repositories (debian testing) the
> results are often different.
>
> the latest problem - which i think is a biggie - is gnome 2.12 to 2.14
> updates (at least those packages that are currently available for 2.14).
> a couple of features have me confused. the first has been noted by
> myself (and others in response) previously on this list and the second
> is a new one.
>
> first, all /etc/fstab entries are displayed by nautilus. this is
> apparently a known problem (?). the second i noticed more recently and
> is the new bookmarks entry in the gnome menu Places. i wouldn't have
> known about that one were it not for my second machine where the last
> apt-get update revealed it.
>
> what is strange i think is that the second machine not only has the new
> bookmark menu in Places but also that it is not plagued by the problem
> of displaying fstab entries as separate volumes in nautilus. basically
> it seems fine.
>
> i have diffed the package selections and versions on both machines and
> can't seem to find any discrepancies within gnome related packages
> (albeit to my knowledge). i reinstalled gnomevfs and associated bits on
> the first machine to no avail.
Maybe should you share this differnce list with us, so that we can have
a look at at and try to find the differences?
> basically i'm half waiting for the next update to produce some more
> 'interesting' results.
>
> is anyone else experiencing this sort of behaviour? what packages should
> i be looking for in determining where the problem lies?
I'm not.
> i'm stumped!
> suggestions appreciated.
>
> Takis
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