Re: My synaptic (and other) broken with update of sarge

[Don <don1103@azark.com>]

On Sunday 27 February 2005 07:03 am, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Don wrote:
> > I frequently use synaptic on two systems, running Debian sarge and
> > kernels 2.6.8 and 2.4.26.  I have noticed in recent upgrades/updates of
> > both that the toolbar now has reappeared in synaptic (there's been some
> > postings on that problem before) but when trying to install a package
> > which brings up the window telling me it will install other "depend"
> > packages, closing that window with either "OK" or "cancel" will
> > completely knock me out of my session and immediately bring up the kde
> > log-in screen.
> >
> > Has anyone else found this or is my problem local?  Any workaround?  It
> > limits usefulness of synaptic greatly.
> >
> > I've also noticed on a couple other new applications I've been trying out
> > have the same trouble of either knocking me immediately out of a session
> > or the application just terminates itself.
> >
> > Don
>
> I also use synaptic, most recent (yesterday) Sarge and kernel 2.4.29.
> But I don't see that synaptic behavior.
> Can you post a test case that fails then I will try to do that and post
> the results.
>
> HTH
> H
Maybe it is the combination of settings in my system which shows up the 
problem.  I relate it to probably the library problem which took out the 
toolbar icons for the past month or so ... since suddenly the toolbar icons 
are back and now this problem I have.

Test case: I just tried the very first one I found in the "all" category... 
"3dchess".  Clicked on mark for install, then the window comes up telling me 
it will also install "xaw3dg".  If I click on the "X" in upper right corner 
of window to close window without action, all is well.  But clicking on 
either "Mark" or "Cancel" takes me completely out of synaptic.  (At times 
before it knocked me out of the session and back to login screen.)

By the way, how do you start up synaptic?

As I mentioned before, this happens to both my debian installs.  It did not 
happen on the 2nd computer until after I upgraded via apt-get.  I just 
checked for any updates and there are none at this hour.

Thanks,
Don