Re: sarge: last night's "apt-get" overwrites/changes /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
On 6/5/05, Hannes Mayer <debiandude@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/5/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net> wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 11:53:19AM +0200, Hannes Mayer wrote:
> > > Hi all!
> > >
> > > An "apt-get upgrade" last night broke my mousewheel. Furthermore the
> > > mouse speed has decreased. (several (all?) XFree86 packages were
> > > updated)
> > >
> > > The problem is that "apt-get" seems to overwrite/change the X-config
> > > file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> > > So if you "apt-get upgrade" now, make sure you have a backup of that
> > > config file.
> > >
> >
> > Strange, if you have customized XF86Config-4 (every should, as there is
> > no default), it should (a) leave it alone, or (b) ask you what to do.
> > If it does neither, then it is bug that needs to be filed.
>
> Hi Roberto!
>
> Yes, there is definately something wrong, since it didn't ask aswell.
> Bug filed: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=312101
> Let's see what the X folks say...
Curious. I just used aptitude to update 'testing' (which still points
to sarge, right?), got _lots_ of x-server stuff, but nothing rewrote
my config file. Is there a difference between what "apt-get upgrade"
does and what an update using aptitude does?
Patrick
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