Am Mon, May 15, 2023 at 08:57:38PM +0100 schrieb Joe: Hello Joe, > On Mon, 15 May 2023 19:35:23 +0000 > "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 08:15:42PM +0100, Joe wrote: > > > On Mon, 15 May 2023 13:26:06 -0500 > > > Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > On 5/15/23 11:57, Joe wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then go from there. > > > > > > > Not much to go on so far. Thanks for your suggestions. This looks > > > like a bug in an upgrade, but I can't see evidence of anyone else > > > seeing it. > > > > > > This is the real problem with running sid: not that things break, > > > but that they only break for me. > > > > > > > If you run sid, you are absolutely expected to be able to resolve any > > problems you encounter. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces. > > That's the contract with sid, more than with the other tranches of > > Debian (which comes with no overall warranty). > > > > If you want increased stability and less shiny new stuff, you run > > stable or, if you feel able to help debug and develop it, testing. > > > > Them's the breaks: and, as ever, DontBreakDebian by mixing different > > suites. > > > > Yes, I know all that, I've been running sid since sarge was stable, and > only had to reinstall twice in that time. One idea is to try a minimalistic window manager as twm to find out if the issue is related to xfce. The second idea could be to run apt-get autoremove - but I am not sure if this is a good idea for a non standard Debian installation. For the standard installations it is recommended to get rid of outdated libraries. But since you seem to be a long time Debian user I do not tell you anything new. > It's just the problems I get don't seem to happen to anyone else. But > then I suppose, like Land Rovers, there's no two identical sid > installations anywhere. I like that image. Land Rovers are the world best car for their purpose! They are legends forever. Kind regards, Christoph -- Ist die Katze gesund schmeckt sie dem Hund.
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