Re: sarge: last night's "apt-get" overwrites/changes /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
On 6/5/05, Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
Yep, testing should still default to sarge, since sarge is not released.
I dunno if there is a difference between "apt-get upgrade" and
aptitude. I actually never use aptitude.
My XF86Config-4 was definately overwritten/changed. I just checked the
file date again and the file time is the time I did "apt-get upgrade".
Well, actually it was not that big deal for me, since I also backup
/etc. But for those who don't backup /etc it can be annoying, since
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" doesn't work all the time too (at
least I had big troubles when I installed sarge earlier this year).
Best regards,
Hannes.
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