Re: APT_GET UPGRADE PREVENTS GUI FROM OPENING

[Sam Watkins <swatkins@fastmail.fm>]

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 03:26:47PM -0600, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> So I do another apt-get update and install llibc6 and at the end of
> the install a message appears that says I should stop services(with
> your hands) on kdm gdm, postgresgl and xscreen saver and then come
> back and install libc6.  Well, I'd do just that if I knew what was
> going on and how to do it.

as root:

  /etc/init.d/kdm stop
  /etc/init.d/gdm stop
  /etc/init.d/postgresql stop

or even better, do the upgrade in single user mode:

  telinit 1

then when you've finished, go back to runlevel 2:

  telinit 2