Just done a fully upgrade to 12.1, the problem is I can't reinstall kwheezy-dist. Since I done something wrong in my 1st attempt to upgrade. Is there any way to reinstal kwheezy-dist? Or should I wait for the next update?
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Not working, kwheezy-dist depend on kwheezy-desktop-defaults and kwheezy-desktop-defaults depend on plasma-widget-toggle-compositing which is a virtual package.
I guess I have to clean install Kwheezy 1.2 on next weekend. :D
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Please follow the instructions exactly. The --ignore-depends will ignore the dependencies. However, if you have unmet dependencies, it may be a bit more involved. Sounds like you are missing a few packages after the kdesu incedent. It's hard for me to tell what you have done.
If you can, best to re-install v1.2. I will not be making major structural changes again. using deb-multimedia.org was a mistake.
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Nah, I forgot to read your manual. Your script was good, vlc now working without flicker. From now on I'll read the instruction carefully, before messing with my 1.2 installation.
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Just to clarify, did you do a re-install? Or did you manage to fix your existing installation?
Also, something that could have helped you, and worth knowing for future. If you have some missing dependencies, you can fix them with the following command: #apt-get -f install
If you had done that first, then tried to re-install kheezy-dist you would have had more luck.
Anyway, if you did re-install, you will know for sure everything is OK. I will not be doing major surgery between versions in the future, If I can help it. Just that dmo situation caught me by surprise, I thought it was a good 3rd party repo. Turns out it really pisses off the Debian developers / community. They are constantly getting reports of problems with VLC etc. And the packages are not official Debian ones.
Last edit: Euan Thoms 2013-09-24
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apt-get -f install won't do any good since I couldn't retrieve the kwheezy from the repo. Just curious is the dmo package was on kwheezy 1.2 repository? Was it ok to delete the administrator account, and use regular user account? I had no problem deleting administrator account on kwheezy 1.1 (only dmo package coz the problem, I was a total noob). :D
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@lemorte: The dmo packages are not in Kwheezy 1.2. They have been replaced by official debian ones. Those packages not in Debian repo (faac, libdvdcss2 etc) are in Kwheezy repo.
Yes, it should be OK to delete the Administrator account, although it is not recommended. You will not be able to use kwheezy-livecd without changing the settings extensively. Otherwise, it's fine. BTW, the administrator account doesn't take up much disk space, very little.
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Thanks for your reply euan. I have doubt to install 1.2, cause I don't want to reinstall. I think why not give my Kwheezy 1.1 a second chance. My system was already broken.
So I decided to hit the magic button Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root and wipe all keyring on /etc/apt/ and fully uninstall multimedia and kde package. Start apt-get update and do apt-get dist-upgrade, then install kwheezy-dist. Now my system are back to normal.
Unfortunately I wipe my user account, and have to make a new user account. :D
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Hi, in forums now. Not sure if this is hardware dependent bug but in 1.2 ver clicking on the main menu & a submenu times out too fast, after only 2-3sec delay; normally, that action on say Windows system is user dependent action, not the system default timeout, thanks.
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So, I think you have already answered that in another forum thread, as KDE specific, will research that.
Another issue I have is the keyboard related; seems using regular keyboard produces unintended repeats of some letter, so too much time is spent on correcting those keystrokes. To type now I use Kvkbd, a virtual keyboard.
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@Vashek: please explain further. And can yo use a new thread. Hardware issues would be a better section. Please include details like what type of keyboard you have. Did you use the "Kwheezy Keyboard Selector"? Did you change any advanced options? etc.
Note: with things like keyboard, Kwheezy will behave the same as Debian. It may be worth checking Debian channels for keyboard issues.
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Just done a fully upgrade to 12.1, the problem is I can't reinstall kwheezy-dist. Since I done something wrong in my 1st attempt to upgrade. Is there any way to reinstal kwheezy-dist? Or should I wait for the next update?
BTW, it's version 1.2
To forcibly re-install a package:
first try this (command line):
apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get install --reinstall kwheezy-dist
if that doesn't work, try this:
dpkg --purge --ignore-depends kwheezy-dist kwheezy-dist
apt-get install kwheezy-dist
Sorry, what I mean is 1.2 (stupid keyboard :D). I'll give it a try.
Last edit: lemorte 2013-09-23
Not working, kwheezy-dist depend on kwheezy-desktop-defaults and kwheezy-desktop-defaults depend on plasma-widget-toggle-compositing which is a virtual package.
I guess I have to clean install Kwheezy 1.2 on next weekend. :D
Please follow the instructions exactly. The --ignore-depends will ignore the dependencies. However, if you have unmet dependencies, it may be a bit more involved. Sounds like you are missing a few packages after the kdesu incedent. It's hard for me to tell what you have done.
If you can, best to re-install v1.2. I will not be making major structural changes again. using deb-multimedia.org was a mistake.
Nah, I forgot to read your manual. Your script was good, vlc now working without flicker. From now on I'll read the instruction carefully, before messing with my 1.2 installation.
Just to clarify, did you do a re-install? Or did you manage to fix your existing installation?
Also, something that could have helped you, and worth knowing for future. If you have some missing dependencies, you can fix them with the following command:
#apt-get -f installIf you had done that first, then tried to re-install kheezy-dist you would have had more luck.
Anyway, if you did re-install, you will know for sure everything is OK. I will not be doing major surgery between versions in the future, If I can help it. Just that dmo situation caught me by surprise, I thought it was a good 3rd party repo. Turns out it really pisses off the Debian developers / community. They are constantly getting reports of problems with VLC etc. And the packages are not official Debian ones.
Last edit: Euan Thoms 2013-09-24
apt-get -f install won't do any good since I couldn't retrieve the kwheezy from the repo. Just curious is the dmo package was on kwheezy 1.2 repository? Was it ok to delete the administrator account, and use regular user account? I had no problem deleting administrator account on kwheezy 1.1 (only dmo package coz the problem, I was a total noob). :D
@lemorte: The dmo packages are not in Kwheezy 1.2. They have been replaced by official debian ones. Those packages not in Debian repo (faac, libdvdcss2 etc) are in Kwheezy repo.
Yes, it should be OK to delete the Administrator account, although it is not recommended. You will not be able to use kwheezy-livecd without changing the settings extensively. Otherwise, it's fine. BTW, the administrator account doesn't take up much disk space, very little.
Thanks for your reply euan. I have doubt to install 1.2, cause I don't want to reinstall. I think why not give my Kwheezy 1.1 a second chance. My system was already broken.
So I decided to hit the magic button Ctrl-Alt-F1, login as root and wipe all keyring on /etc/apt/ and fully uninstall multimedia and kde package. Start apt-get update and do apt-get dist-upgrade, then install kwheezy-dist. Now my system are back to normal.
Unfortunately I wipe my user account, and have to make a new user account. :D
Hi, in forums now. Not sure if this is hardware dependent bug but in 1.2 ver clicking on the main menu & a submenu times out too fast, after only 2-3sec delay; normally, that action on say Windows system is user dependent action, not the system default timeout, thanks.
So, I think you have already answered that in another forum thread, as KDE specific, will research that.
Another issue I have is the keyboard related; seems using regular keyboard produces unintended repeats of some letter, so too much time is spent on correcting those keystrokes. To type now I use Kvkbd, a virtual keyboard.
@Vashek: please explain further. And can yo use a new thread. Hardware issues would be a better section. Please include details like what type of keyboard you have. Did you use the "Kwheezy Keyboard Selector"? Did you change any advanced options? etc.
Note: with things like keyboard, Kwheezy will behave the same as Debian. It may be worth checking Debian channels for keyboard issues.