Re: Benefits (and risks) of using Sid
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>:
> On 08/07/08 20:20, s. keeling wrote:
> > Damon L. Chesser <damon@damtek.com>:
> >> On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 17:45 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >>> On 08/07/08 17:14, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> >>>> Displeasure? Synaptic is brain dead simple, what's not to like?
> >>> It's a GUI app?
> >> Very funny Ron. Really.
> >
> > No, I think he was serious, and I agree with him. Do you want
> > your access to the pkging system to be borked when X is borked?
> > Especially in this nvidia crazed age?
>
> I agree with the point you are trying to make, but best to:
> s/nvidia/ati
>
> More especially:
> s/nvidia/display manager/
Sick. On install, de-select "Desktop Environment", then go get what
you want after it's done. That solved it for me.
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