RE: Can't upgrade to xserver-xorg, help!
> First, change sources.list to point to sid.
>
> apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686
Ok, now I point to:
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
I did apt-get update:
# apt-get update
Get:1 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable Release [79.6kB]
Get:3 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main Packages/DiffIndex [2038B]
Get:4 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages/DiffIndex [2023B]
Get:5 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages/DiffIndex [2023B]
Get:6 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [16.4kB]
Get:7 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [16.4kB]
Get:8 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/main 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [16.4kB]
Get:9 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [252B]
Get:10 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [252B]
Get:11 ftp://ftp.debian.org unstable/contrib 2007-10-16-2023.16.pdiff [252B]
Fetched 102kB in 12s (8124B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
And then:
# apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gsfonts-x11: Depends: xutils (>= 4.1.0-12) but it is not going to be installed
libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-7) but 2.6.1-5 is to be installed
libfs6: Depends: x11-common but it is not going to be installed
libgksu1.2-0: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not going to be installed
libgksuui1.0-0: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not going to be installed
libice-dev: Depends: libice6 (= 4.3.0.dfsg.1-7) but 2:1.0.4-1 is to be installed
libice6: Depends: x11-common but it is not going to be installed
libx11-6: Depends: xfree86-common (> 4.3.0) but it is not installable
libxkbfile1: Depends: x11-common but it is not going to be installed
linux-image-2.6-686: Depends: linux-image-2.6.22-2-686 but it is not going to be installed
locales: Depends: glibc-2.3.5-3 but it is not installable
nvidia-glx: Depends: xserver-common (>= 4.0.3) but it is not installable
ttf-commercial: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2) but it is not going to be installed
ttf-thryomanes: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2) but it is not going to be installed
x-dev: Depends: x11proto-core-dev but it is not going to be installed
x-ttcidfont-conf: Depends: xutils but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-100dpi: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-100dpi-transcoded: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-75dpi: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-75dpi-transcoded: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-base: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-base-transcoded: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-scalable: Depends: xutils (> 4.0.3) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-terminus: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2-11) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-terminus-dos: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2-11) but it is not going to be installed
xfonts-terminus-oblique: Depends: xutils (>= 4.0.2-11) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So I did:
# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
binutils libc6-dev libdmx1 libfontenc1 libfreetype6 libice-dev libpixman-1-0 libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxdmcp6 libxfont1 libxrandr2 libxxf86dga1
linux-libc-dev locales x11-apps x11-common x11-session-utils x11-utils x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils x11proto-core-dev xauth xbase-clients
xbitmaps xcursor-themes xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils xinit xlibs-data xutils xutils-dev zlib1g
Suggested packages:
binutils-doc libfreetype6-dev mesa-utils
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-kernel-headers nvidia-glx xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libdmx1 libfontenc1 libpixman-1-0 libx11-data libxau6 libxdmcp6 libxfont1 libxxf86dga1 linux-libc-dev x11-apps x11-common x11-session-utils x11-utils
x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils x11proto-core-dev xauth xbase-clients xbitmaps xcursor-themes xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils xinit xutils
xutils-dev
The following packages will be upgraded:
binutils libc6-dev libfreetype6 libice-dev libx11-6 libxrandr2 locales xlibs-data zlib1g
9 upgraded, 26 newly installed, 6 to remove and 765 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/15.9MB of archives.
After unpacking 1810kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 129338 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_1%3a7.3+2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.3+2_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/bin', which is also in package xprt
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.3+2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> this will get you a linux-image meta-package that always points to the
> latest 2.6 kernel for your architecture. This will give you regular
So I'm back to where I've started, it complains about `/usr/X11R6/bin' and x11-common_1%3a7.3+2_i386.deb. What am I supposed to do now? Any suggestions? I tried to remove xprt:
# dpkg --purge xprt
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of xprt:
xprt-common depends on xprt-xprintorg | xprt; however:
Package xprt-xprintorg is not installed.
Package xprt is to be removed.
dpkg: error processing xprt (--purge):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
Xprt
# dpkg --purge xprt-common
dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of xprt-common:
xprt depends on xprt-common.
dpkg: error processing xprt-common (--purge):
dependency problems - not removing
Errors were encountered while processing:
xprt-common
# dpkg --purge xprt-xprintorg
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove xprt-xprintorg which isn't installed.
And I'm simply stuck at this point...
> kernel updates as they occur in sid. This install will also probably
> pull in some more sid packages and *may* produce some scary stuff. If
> you want to, post up what it wants to do before you actually do it and
> we'll look it over for you.
>
> Once that kernel is installed,(lilo note: make *sure* lilo is pointing
> to the new kernel *and* the currently working kernel, otherwise you're
> screwed) reboot into that kernel and see what happens. If it works then
> move ahead. If not, report back with details.
>
> Then *I* would just dive in with
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> and see what happens. I would take notes of what major packages get
> removed or broken as a result an eye towards fixing them when done.
> Note that this is not for the faint of heart but it will work out in
> the end.
>
> I think this will more or less work because you've already got some
> important stuff (libc6) up at sid.
>
> It may take several rounds of dist-upgrade to get is all done *and* its
> very likely that X will break in the process. We can fix that once its
> all done. Also note that this may take a couple days even if its going
> well... be prepared to have your system down for that time.
>
> If you decide that you don't want to push up to sid, you've got soem
> work cut out for you as you'll have to manually install packages with
> dpkg.
>
> good luck and keep us posted.
>
> A
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