Re: [joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr: Bug#68389: [nrounds@haverford.edu: Re: Bug#68389 acknowledged by developer (fixed with -7)]]
* Rounds Nathaniel <nrounds@haverford.edu> [001130 16:38]:
> I don't know if you have access to the original bug report, but I tried
Heh, the wonderful thing about debian is that the bug reports are all
available via a filesystem rather than through CGI business. So, all the
debian bug reports get indexed via altavista and google and whatnot.
When doing searches for only vaugely related topics, the debian bug
tracking system is often high on the list. :)
> At any rate, no method of installation I tried -- including a force
> install on the specific deb file using dpkg -- worked when I was playing
> with all of this a few months ago, I am just curious if "fixed in -7"
> means that I have any reason to expect things to go better if I try again.
So does this mean that your package system has been broken for several
months? (Since submitting this, which I think was in mid august..)
> Thanks a lot for responding so quicking -- even though Debian is a free
> system, I've gotten more support from you guys than Apple or Microsoft
> ever gave me.
Amen. Nearly all free software projects will give the same level of
support. (OpenBSD's misc@ group for instance discusses code patches with
the primary architect of the whole setup; I worry about what goes on in
the tech@ group. I remember one user asking a question, and within ten
minutes, he had four answers all suggesting which manpage he needed to
read. :)
The one time I called MS, it took four techs and two hours to sort out
that `autodetect' doesn't work on many network cards. And, I still pine
for the days when MS's knowledge base was easy to use. *sigh*
In the end, I think most of us remember our early days of stumbling
blindly, and want to help make that process fun for newcomers :) , and most
of us have our own strange questions that require the help of still more
experienced users.
Now if only I had a clue about your current problem. (BTW -- as long as
you have the .debs on your system, you can revert to them at any time.
Well, within C library versions I think this is the case. :)
Cheers :)
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