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From: Giles B. <lay...@th...> - 2001-05-02 03:24:38
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Hi all,
I've installed the basic debian distribution from a recent Amiga Active CD
with no problems, and I'm trying to add in X with GNOME and Enlightenment,
but with only limited success. From what I can see, I have all the packages
necessary to satisfy the various dependancies. Initially I had X + xdm +
xterm working, and there weren't any problems. Then I added gnome and
enlightenment into the mix, and interesting things began to happen...
xdm's login doesn't disappear; the enlightenment bar doesn't appear at all
but the "enlightenment starting x%" message does - and then it stays
there; none of the gnome panels appear; mouse activated menus are only half
displayed; dragging a window (not that you can see the borders - you have to
watch for when the mouse pointer changes to pick a window up) smears the
contents all over the screen.
So it's knackered, basically.
The thing is I thought I'd got this problem pinned down when I read on the
linux-apus homepage at sourceforge, in the file
"installing-a-debian-system.html" that the normal X related debs from the
official ftp sites don't work, and you need some specially compiled APUS X
debs from the DEB-APUS directory at sunsite Denmark - but there's nothing in
that directory!!!
Please advise! :)
Giles
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-02 07:47:22
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On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 04:24:41AM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote: > Hi all, > > I've installed the basic debian distribution from a recent Amiga Active CD > with no problems, and I'm trying to add in X with GNOME and Enlightenment, > but with only limited success. From what I can see, I have all the packages > necessary to satisfy the various dependancies. Initially I had X + xdm + > xterm working, and there weren't any problems. Then I added gnome and > enlightenment into the mix, and interesting things began to happen... > > xdm's login doesn't disappear; the enlightenment bar doesn't appear at all > but the "enlightenment starting x%" message does - and then it stays > there; none of the gnome panels appear; mouse activated menus are only half > displayed; dragging a window (not that you can see the borders - you have to > watch for when the mouse pointer changes to pick a window up) smears the > contents all over the screen. quick solution : install the gdm and gnome-session package, instead of xdm, that way, you only have to choose the gnome session in the gdm menus. Alternatively, if you want to try it with xdm alone, then you still need to install gnome-session, and call it, for example in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc (at the bottom of it, instead of the 3 xterms and twm that are there right now. You could also use a per user xinirtc (you could try .xinitrc in you home directory, not sure about the exact file name for that though, just type gnome-session in there). as for the other problems, i think it is a problem with the window manager. First try the above, and if it don't work, ask again, and i shall give you more advice. > So it's knackered, basically. > > The thing is I thought I'd got this problem pinned down when I read on the > linux-apus homepage at sourceforge, in the file > "installing-a-debian-system.html" that the normal X related debs from the > official ftp sites don't work, and you need some specially compiled APUS X > debs from the DEB-APUS directory at sunsite Denmark - but there's nothing in > that directory!!! That info is severly outdated, the official debs work fine . (both the 3.3.6 and the newer 4.0.2 should work, not sure about the newer 4.0.2 ones, but anyway the 4.0.3 will) friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Giles B. <lay...@th...> - 2001-05-02 14:52:19
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Hi Sven,
On 02-May-01, you wrote:
> quick solution :
>
> install the gdm and gnome-session package, instead of xdm, that way, you
> only have to choose the gnome session in the gdm menus.
>
> Alternatively, if you want to try it with xdm alone, then you still need
> to install gnome-session, and call it, for example in
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc (at the bottom of it, instead of the 3 xterms and
> twm that are there right now.
>
> You could also use a per user xinirtc (you could try .xinitrc in you home
> directory, not sure about the exact file name for that though, just type
> gnome-session in there).
>
> as for the other problems, i think it is a problem with the window
> manager. First try the above, and if it don't work, ask again, and i shall
> give you more advice.
Well, I got hold of gnome-session, and tried to call it from a .xinitrc
file, but that didn't work. And I'm not sure what to do with
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc because it looks different to the way you suggest:
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
> #
> # global xinitrc file, used by all X sessions started by xinit (startx)
>
> # by default simply do the same thing as xdm X sessions
> . /etc/X11/Xsession
So I tried to call it from ~/.xsession and that launched the gnome panel and
help - so success there then. Cheers :)
Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker
instead, and basically I'm still having the same problems. I should mention
at this point that it could be something to do with my BVision, because I
have garbage under cgfx quite a lot of the time - but not quite in the same
league as this X problem, which is far, far worse.
>> So it's knackered, basically.
>>
>> The thing is I thought I'd got this problem pinned down when I read on
>> the linux-apus homepage at sourceforge, in the file
>> "installing-a-debian-system.html" that the normal X related debs from the
>> official ftp sites don't work, and you need some specially compiled APUS
>> X debs from the DEB-APUS directory at sunsite Denmark - but there's
>> nothing in that directory!!!
>
> That info is severly outdated, the official debs work fine . (both the
> 3.3.6 and the newer 4.0.2 should work, not sure about the newer 4.0.2
> ones, but anyway the 4.0.3 will)
Can someone ctrl-x that paragraph then, because it's very misleading!
BTW, how does X and xdm get invoked at boot time? My debian system is
running at runlevel 2, which seems a bit low compared to redhat (though I
appreciate these things can be done differently from distro to distro), and
also is there a way to seperate X related stuff out so that that it only
gets launched at a higher runlevel, eg 3? As it is my X installation is
quite annoying, and I have to ctrl-alt-f1 to get any useful work done...
Thanks,
Giles
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-02 15:07:46
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On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 03:46:32PM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote: > Hi Sven, > > On 02-May-01, you wrote: > > > > quick solution : > > > > install the gdm and gnome-session package, instead of xdm, that way, you > > only have to choose the gnome session in the gdm menus. > > > > Alternatively, if you want to try it with xdm alone, then you still need > > to install gnome-session, and call it, for example in > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc (at the bottom of it, instead of the 3 xterms and > > twm that are there right now. > > > > You could also use a per user xinirtc (you could try .xinitrc in you home > > directory, not sure about the exact file name for that though, just type > > gnome-session in there). > > > > as for the other problems, i think it is a problem with the window > > manager. First try the above, and if it don't work, ask again, and i shall > > give you more advice. > > Well, I got hold of gnome-session, and tried to call it from a .xinitrc > file, but that didn't work. And I'm not sure what to do with > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc because it looks different to the way you suggest: > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > # /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc > > # > > # global xinitrc file, used by all X sessions started by xinit (startx) > > > > # by default simply do the same thing as xdm X sessions > > . /etc/X11/Xsession > > So I tried to call it from ~/.xsession and that launched the gnome panel and > help - so success there then. Cheers :) > > Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker The 'official' gnome wm is sawfish, previously called sawmill. install the sawfish-gnome package and try it out. I think why they choose it is because it mostyl does not much, letting gnome handle most of the stuff, and thus it is a rather simple window manager. I love how it handles maximize events on window, other wm don't do it right. > Can someone ctrl-x that paragraph then, because it's very misleading! That would be a great idea ... > BTW, how does X and xdm get invoked at boot time? My debian system is > running at runlevel 2, which seems a bit low compared to redhat (though I > appreciate these things can be done differently from distro to distro), and > also is there a way to seperate X related stuff out so that that it only > gets launched at a higher runlevel, eg 3? As it is my X installation is > quite annoying, and I have to ctrl-alt-f1 to get any useful work done... not by default, all debian runlevel will launch X. What you can do, is edit /etc/init.d/gdm or xdm, add an exit 0 in the start) case, and then just copy the start) case to a mystart) case, and then you just can do /etc/init.d/gdm mystart. Alternatively, you just may disable gdm, and start gnome-session with startx. For that, again add a exit 0 line to the start) case of /etc/init.d/gdm. Naturally, it would be easier if debian did support a X less runlevel, ... Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Michel <mic...@ii...> - 2001-05-02 15:25:14
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Giles Burdett wrote: > Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker > instead, and basically I'm still having the same problems. I should men= tion > at this point that it could be something to do with my BVision, because= I > have garbage under cgfx quite a lot of the time - but not quite in the = same > league as this X problem, which is far, far worse. Putting Option "NoAccel" in Section "Device" of your XF86Config might tel= l. > BTW, how does X and xdm get invoked at boot time? My debian system is > running at runlevel 2, which seems a bit low compared to redhat (though= I > appreciate these things can be done differently from distro to distro), Yep, runlevels 2-5 are the same on Debian by default. > and also is there a way to seperate X related stuff out so that that it= only > gets launched at a higher runlevel, eg 3? As it is my X installation is > quite annoying, and I have to ctrl-alt-f1 to get any useful work done... You can apt-get remove xdm or gdm until it works (the package file will b= e in /var/cache/apt/archives so won't have to be downloaded again for reinstal= l) or use update-rc.d (read the manpage carefully). --=20 Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) de= veloper CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project m= ember |
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From: Giles B. <lay...@th...> - 2001-05-02 16:30:33
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Hi Michel,
On 02-May-01, you wrote:
> Giles Burdett wrote:
>
>> Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker
>> instead, and basically I'm still having the same problems. I should
>> mention at this point that it could be something to do with my BVision,
>> because I have garbage under cgfx quite a lot of the time - but not quite
>> in the same league as this X problem, which is far, far worse.
>
> Putting Option "NoAccel" in Section "Device" of your XF86Config might
> tell.
I just tried that, and X aborts because it says it's an unknown option. No
mention of that option in the man page for XF86Config either... At least not
in 3.3.6 release of X. Is it a 4.0 thing or am I just missing something?
Regards,
Giles
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From: Michel <mic...@ii...> - 2001-05-02 22:53:41
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Giles Burdett wrote: > >> Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker > >> instead, and basically I'm still having the same problems. I should > >> mention at this point that it could be something to do with my BVision, > >> because I have garbage under cgfx quite a lot of the time - but not quite > >> in the same league as this X problem, which is far, far worse. > > > > Putting Option "NoAccel" in Section "Device" of your XF86Config might > > tell. > > I just tried that, and X aborts because it says it's an unknown option. No > mention of that option in the man page for XF86Config either... At least not > in 3.3.6 release of X. Is it a 4.0 thing or am I just missing something? It's a 4.x thing. 4.x is highly recommended (not only) for the Permedia2 boards because it offers much better acceleration and other features. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member |
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-03 10:30:28
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On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 05:26:09PM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote: > Hi Michel, > > On 02-May-01, you wrote: > > > Giles Burdett wrote: > > > >> Still having problems with enlightenment, so I switched to windowmaker > >> instead, and basically I'm still having the same problems. I should > >> mention at this point that it could be something to do with my BVision, > >> because I have garbage under cgfx quite a lot of the time - but not quite > >> in the same league as this X problem, which is far, far worse. > > > > Putting Option "NoAccel" in Section "Device" of your XF86Config might > > tell. > > I just tried that, and X aborts because it says it's an unknown option. No > mention of that option in the man page for XF86Config either... At least not > in 3.3.6 release of X. Is it a 4.0 thing or am I just missing something? mmm, you are using 3.3.6, this explains a lot of things. 3.3.6 has not been worked on for the bvision since a long time, it would be better to try using 4.0.x, it is faster and so. That said, i think there are potato compiled ppc packages of Xfree 4.0.x around somewhere, don't know for sure though. But maybe you would want to upgrade to testing or unstable now, the woody release is not that far away, i think. Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Giles B. <lay...@th...> - 2001-05-04 01:50:33
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Hi Sven, On 03-May-01, you wrote: >> I just tried that, and X aborts because it says it's an unknown option. >> No mention of that option in the man page for XF86Config either... At >> least not in 3.3.6 release of X. Is it a 4.0 thing or am I just missing >> something? > > mmm, you are using 3.3.6, this explains a lot of things. I was afraid someone would say that... ;) > 3.3.6 has not been worked on for the bvision since a long time, it would > be better to try using 4.0.x, it is faster and so. > > That said, i think there are potato compiled ppc packages of Xfree 4.0.x > around somewhere, don't know for sure though. But maybe you would want to > upgrade to testing or unstable now, the woody release is not that far > away, i think. I've had a hunt around on a debian mirror for anything looking like v4 and I had no luck, even in the woody or unstable directories. I also checked out XFree86.org and they don't have a PPC binary - most inconsiderate of them! :) Anyone know where this elusive beasty might be lurking on the net? Thanks, Giles -- \ | | | / \ / - (0) (0) - +------.ooo0----\_/-----0ooo.-----------+ | | | Giles Burdett | | http://www.the-giant-sofa.demon.co.uk | | | +-------------------0ooo.---------------+ .ooo0 ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( \_/ \_/ |
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-04 08:47:43
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On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 02:50:29AM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote: > Hi Sven, > > On 03-May-01, you wrote: > > > >> I just tried that, and X aborts because it says it's an unknown option. > >> No mention of that option in the man page for XF86Config either... At > >> least not in 3.3.6 release of X. Is it a 4.0 thing or am I just missing > >> something? > > > > mmm, you are using 3.3.6, this explains a lot of things. > > I was afraid someone would say that... ;) > > > 3.3.6 has not been worked on for the bvision since a long time, it would > > be better to try using 4.0.x, it is faster and so. > > > > That said, i think there are potato compiled ppc packages of Xfree 4.0.x > > around somewhere, don't know for sure though. But maybe you would want to > > upgrade to testing or unstable now, the woody release is not that far > > away, i think. > > I've had a hunt around on a debian mirror for anything looking like v4 and I > had no luck, even in the woody or unstable directories. I also checked out > XFree86.org and they don't have a PPC binary - most inconsiderate of them! > :) The woody/unstable xfree packages are 4.0.3, look at : ftp.debian.org:/debian/pool/main/x/xfree86 for them. But i don't think you will be able to install them on a potato system, as they depend on libc6 (>= 2.2.2-2). > > Anyone know where this elusive beasty might be lurking on the net? If you have lots of free space and time, you could build them yourslef, just get the source package (>50MB) and build it on your system, not sure it would work though. Alternatively, you could try getting the upstream package directly, and try to run it, you only need X server, and point to it in /etc/X11/Xserver. But, in the long run, it would be much nicer to upgrade to testing, you will gain a lot by it. If this is casuing you a problem bandwith wise, you could try reading : /usr/doc/apt/offline.text.gz (or the html version offline.html) This is nice if you have access to a fast box, and something like a zip disk, or even just a cd burner will do. (mmm, i could even burn a cd for you with all needed things, not sure though, we would need to hanlde the sending stuff and such). Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Giles B. <lay...@th...> - 2001-05-04 11:42:50
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Hi Sven, On 04-May-01, you wrote: > The woody/unstable xfree packages are 4.0.3, look at : > > ftp.debian.org:/debian/pool/main/x/xfree86 > > for them. > > But i don't think you will be able to install them on a potato system, as > they depend on libc6 (>= 2.2.2-2). If they depend on a more recent version of libc6, is there a way to upgrade that package without the system tumbling to its knees? Can I do it through dselect, or do I need somekind of shell that doesn't use these library calls? And what do I do with all the other programs that are already running and use the old libc6? >> >> Anyone know where this elusive beasty might be lurking on the net? > > If you have lots of free space and time, you could build them yourslef, > just get the source package (>50MB) and build it on your system, not sure > it would work though. Alternatively, you could try getting the upstream > package directly, and try to run it, you only need X server, and point to > it in /etc/X11/Xserver. > > But, in the long run, it would be much nicer to upgrade to testing, you > will gain a lot by it. I suppose I could - but all I really want/need is a working X system! > If this is casuing you a problem bandwith wise, you could try reading : It's OK, I can go to uni and download an iso image or a load of stuff onto zip disks. I think I'll have a crack at the X v4 + libc6 upgrade first though... Regards Giles -- \ | | | / \ / - (0) (0) - +------.ooo0----\_/-----0ooo.-----------+ | | | Giles Burdett | | http://www.the-giant-sofa.demon.co.uk | | | +-------------------0ooo.---------------+ .ooo0 ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( \_/ \_/ |
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-04 13:27:52
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On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 12:40:58PM +0000, Giles Burdett wrote: > Hi Sven, > > On 04-May-01, you wrote: > > > > The woody/unstable xfree packages are 4.0.3, look at : > > > > ftp.debian.org:/debian/pool/main/x/xfree86 > > > > for them. > > > > But i don't think you will be able to install them on a potato system, as > > they depend on libc6 (>= 2.2.2-2). > > If they depend on a more recent version of libc6, is there a way to upgrade > that package without the system tumbling to its knees? Can I do it through mmm, don't know, the new libc6 is supposed to be binary compatible to the older version, so normally, just upgrading your libc should permit older packages to run. But you would have to force dpkg, and anyway, i would not recommend it in any way. > dselect, or do I need somekind of shell that doesn't use these library Yes, you could do something like : dpkg --force-depends -i libc6_2.2.2-2.deb and hope it works. Again i would _NOT_ do that myself. > calls? And what do I do with all the other programs that are already running > and use the old libc6? Just upgrade them :))) Again, woody/testing is nice and quite stable, i think (don't really know, i run only unstable on both my work/production and my home box, never really had any problem with it). > >> Anyone know where this elusive beasty might be lurking on the net? > > > > If you have lots of free space and time, you could build them yourslef, > > just get the source package (>50MB) and build it on your system, not sure > > it would work though. Alternatively, you could try getting the upstream > > package directly, and try to run it, you only need X server, and point to > > it in /etc/X11/Xserver. > > > > But, in the long run, it would be much nicer to upgrade to testing, you > > will gain a lot by it. > > I suppose I could - but all I really want/need is a working X system! Sure, ... Then try rebuilding it, i thought there were potato packages of XF4 around, but i guess these were only for i386, not sure i don't use them myself. It would take you ~400MB space on your harddisk and >5hours compilation on a 603e 240MHz. > > If this is casuing you a problem bandwith wise, you could try reading : > > It's OK, I can go to uni and download an iso image or a load of stuff onto > zip disks. I think I'll have a crack at the X v4 + libc6 upgrade first > though... Ok, but the offline apt-get thingy is very nice, once you have it setup, i do it all the time for my unstable setup (but i upgrade only every week or 2). The first run would be somewhat long, but after that, you will be following woody, and there are not really so much changes there. And there are loads of improvement, remember, potato was frozen more than a year ago, alough it was released in july, so packages there are really old. If nothing else you would get the new gnome packages (1.4.0.2-3 currently in unstable) which are much nicer than the potato version. Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Alan B. <al...@ms...> - 2001-05-04 14:10:46
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hi, > Yes, you could do something like : > > dpkg --force-depends -i libc6_2.2.2-2.deb > > and hope it works. Again i would _NOT_ do that myself. there must be a way that Debian does it - otherwise people would have to reinstall Linux systems each time libc changed, > Then try rebuilding it, i thought there were potato packages of XF4 around, > but i guess these were only for i386, not sure i don't use them myself. XFree 4.02 is part of Potato - PowerPC its what I still ahve installed (have not had time to compile CVS'd 4.0.3 > It would take you ~400MB space on your harddisk and >5hours compilation on a > 603e 240MHz. ;-) see, when i have a whole evening/night that i can throw away I can compile it :-) (really, I guess I should have evrything ready and then do a 'make world' just before I switch my monitor off for the night 8-) ) > And there are loads of improvement, remember, potato was frozen more than a > year ago, alough it was released in july, so packages there are really old. yes, I get everything through 'testing' now. havent got the , errr nerve/balls/stupidity/skills/time (delete as applicable) to run 'unstable' 8-) alan |
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-04 14:18:07
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On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 03:10:14PM +0100, Alan Buxey wrote: > hi, > > > Yes, you could do something like : > > > > dpkg --force-depends -i libc6_2.2.2-2.deb > > > > and hope it works. Again i would _NOT_ do that myself. > > there must be a way that Debian does it - otherwise people would have to > reinstall Linux systems each time libc changed, Well, yes, but they also reinstall all the load of packages that are now incompatible. That's what happens when upgrading. But he wanted to install just libc6 and Xfree 4. > > > Then try rebuilding it, i thought there were potato packages of XF4 around, > > but i guess these were only for i386, not sure i don't use them myself. > > XFree 4.02 is part of Potato - PowerPC No, this is not true, 3.3.6 was released with potato, and you cannot still find any 'official' 4.0 packages in debian/potato (check ftp.debian.org:/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-powerpc/x11). There must be some unofficial site in your sources.list file, or maybe you told apt to look into the testing archives. > its what I still ahve installed (have not had time to compile CVS'd 4.0.3 Are you sure you are running potato and not testing ? > > It would take you ~400MB space on your harddisk and >5hours compilation on a > > 603e 240MHz. > > ;-) see, when i have a whole evening/night that i can throw away I can > compile it :-) Well, you don't really need to, just launch the compilation, and pass a good evening with your girlfriend, or whatever, ... > (really, I guess I should have evrything ready and then do a 'make world' > just before I switch my monitor off for the night 8-) ) That too, also. btw, just dpkg-buildpacakge -us -uc should work on the unpacked package, you could save the logs also to check if something broke. > > And there are loads of improvement, remember, potato was frozen more than a > > year ago, alough it was released in july, so packages there are really old. > > yes, I get everything through 'testing' now. havent got the , errr So you aren't running potato after all, > nerve/balls/stupidity/skills/time (delete as applicable) to run > 'unstable' 8-) It's the same, i run unstable because i am a packager, and it is expected of me (i think). Also testing had some early problems that seem solved now, and i diddn't had the patience to wait for XF4 to enter it back then. Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Alan B. <al...@ms...> - 2001-05-04 16:03:21
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hi, > Well, yes, but they also reinstall all the load of packages that are now > incompatible. That's what happens when upgrading. But he wanted to install > just libc6 and Xfree 4. ah yes, of course > There must be some unofficial site in your sources.list file, or maybe you > told apt to look into the testing archives. oops, testing. I keep thinking that testing is more with potato than anything else > Well, you don't really need to, just launch the compilation, and pass a good > evening with your girlfriend, or whatever, ... :-) > btw, just dpkg-buildpacakge -us -uc should work on the unpacked package, you > could save the logs also to check if something broke. unpacked package? I've got the CVS files in an archive here...can i run such a thing on this? (like RPM -tb can do?) alan |
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From: Sven L. <lu...@dp...> - 2001-05-04 16:09:18
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On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 05:02:54PM +0100, Alan Buxey wrote: > hi, > > > Well, yes, but they also reinstall all the load of packages that are now > > incompatible. That's what happens when upgrading. But he wanted to install > > just libc6 and Xfree 4. > > ah yes, of course > > > There must be some unofficial site in your sources.list file, or maybe you > > told apt to look into the testing archives. > > oops, testing. I keep thinking that testing is more with potato than > anything else No, that was at the beginning, now testing is laggin less than 2 weeks beind sid, minus broken and undbuildable packages. > > Well, you don't really need to, just launch the compilation, and pass a good > > evening with your girlfriend, or whatever, ... > > :-) :))) > > btw, just dpkg-buildpacakge -us -uc should work on the unpacked package, you > > could save the logs also to check if something broke. > > unpacked package? I've got the CVS files in an archive here...can i run > such a thing on this? (like RPM -tb can do?) You are speaking upstream cvs, right ? no i was speaking about rebuilding debian package, but i have read on debian-xfree (or whatever is the name of that mailing list) that someone did work on a xfree package stuff that may do just what you want, check the archive for this. BTW, apart from that, you may just need to replace the source tarball in the xfree package from branden by the upstream one, and naturrally remove all the debian patches, since they will most probably not apply anymore. Friendly, Sven Luther |
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From: Alan B. <al...@ms...> - 2001-05-02 09:43:26
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hi, > linux-apus homepage at sourceforge, in the file > "installing-a-debian-system.html" that the normal X related debs from the > official ftp sites don't work, and you need some specially compiled APUS X > debs from the DEB-APUS directory at sunsite Denmark - but there's nothing in > that directory!!! forget that! its from the old FAQ. the standard X from Debian works fine. alan |
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