Re: need to reverse an apt-get upgrade

[Robin <rc.rattusrattus@gmail.com>]

On 7 February 2014 20:42, Frank McCormick <debianlist@videotron.ca> wrote:
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>
> A moments inattention today and I lost my xorg in Debian Sid.
> The apt-get dist-upgrade resulted in this:
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> Start-Date: 2014-02-07 14:31:32
> Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade
> Install: libgcrypt20:i386 (1.6.1-1, automatic), libxcb-image0:i386 (0.3.9-1,
> automatic), libxcb-icccm4:i386 (0.3.9-2, automatic), libxshmfence1:i386
> (1.1-2, automatic), libxcb-xf86dri0:i386 (1.10-2, automatic)
> Upgrade: xserver-xorg-core:i386 (1.14.5-1, 1.15.0-2), xserver-common:i386
> (1.14.5-1, 1.15.0-2), xserver-xephyr:i386 (1.14.5-1, 1.15.0-2),
> libio-socket-ssl-perl:i386 (1.966-1, 1.967-1)
> Remove: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics:i386 (1.7.3-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-tdfx:i386 (1.4.5-1), xserver-xorg-video-vmware:i386
> (13.0.1-3), task-desktop:i386 (3.20), xorg:i386 (7.7+5),
> xserver-xorg-video-sisusb:i386 (0.9.6-2), xserver-xorg-video-savage:i386
> (2.3.7-2), xserver-xorg-video-mga:i386 (1.6.3-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-r128:i386 (6.9.2-1), xserver-xorg-video-geode:i386
> (2.11.15-1), xserver-xorg-video-neomagic:i386 (1.2.8-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-modesetting:i386 (0.8.1-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion:i386 (1.7.7-2),
> xserver-xorg-video-cirrus:i386 (1.5.2-1+b1), xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:i386
> (1.0.10-1), xserver-xorg-video-openchrome:i386 (0.3.3-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-intel:i386 (2.21.15-2), xserver-xorg-video-mach64:i386
> (6.9.4-1+b1), xserver-xorg-input-all:i386 (7.7+5),
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom:i386 (0.23.0+20131011-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-fbdev:i386 (0.4.4-1), xserver-xorg-video-all:i386
> (7.7+5), xserver-xorg-video-radeon:i386 (7.3.0-1),
> xserver-xorg-video-qxl:i386 (0.1.0-2.1), xserver-xorg-input-evdev:i386
> (2.8.2-1), xserver-xorg-video-vesa:i386 (2.3.3-1+b1),
> xserver-xorg-video-trident:i386 (1.3.6-2), xserver-xorg:i386 (7.7+5),
> xserver-xorg-input-mouse:i386 (1.9.0-1+b1), xserver-xorg-video-ati:i386
> (7.3.0-1), xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse:i386 (13.0.0-1+b1)
> End-Date: 2014-02-07 14:32:13
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> As you can see it upgraded xorg...but pulled out all the video drivers!
>
> I've tried to reinstall the various tasks but there is always something
> blocking it. I've also thought of just waiting days...weeks to see if the
> video drivers show up in Sid. If they do will they be reinstalled ?
>
> Any way to reverse this ? Anything I've tried has been a waste of time.
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> Thanks for any suggestions.
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>

Been there. What I normally do is

cd /var/cache/apt/archives

then run

dpkg -i

to install previous version of all the xorg packages upgraded. Don't
forget the xorg libs, e.g. libxcb-image0:i386.

Then re-install the video drivers.

-- 
rob