Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update
On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 19:41:37 (+0100), Brian wrote:
> On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 18:48:06 +0200, Bernard wrote:
> > I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is with my
> > Desktop running Debian Stretch.
> > Having unfortunately Okayed a proposal for an update (which I rarely do…),
> > upon restarting the system fails to launch X server.
>
> I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come from?
It may or may not be supported, but it's still there AFAICT:
[DIR] binary-amd64/ 2021-08-14 07:43
[ ] Packages.gz 2020-07-18 10:40 9.2M
[ ] base-files_9.9+deb9u13_amd64.deb 2020-07-12 20:56 66K
My own course of action would probably be to carefully read the buster
Release Notes and upgrade "by the book". Then repeat with bullseye.
All without starting X, which I would leave until bullseye is running.
Cheers,
David.
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