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Re: [tlug] Well now I'm hosed - Dapper/Edgy died



Dave Gutteridge wrote:
TLUG,

Usually I'm subscribed to this list via martin@example.com <mailto:martin@example.com??>, but I'm now writing to you via my gmail account. And I'm using my girlfriend's laptop.

This is because my main computer, as described in an earlier thread, got stuck halfway between Dapper and Edgy, it started acting a little weird. The last thing it did before crashing was not be able to read CDs or DVDs. Something got hung, and I rebooted it.

Hi,

I'd at least consider removing a few packages and then taking them back in when the system starts to behave. Dump the list of installed packages to a file with

   dpkg --get-selections > selections_pre_fix.txt

and then start to remove big non-system packages that complain (openoffice, mythtv) with "apt-get remove" og "dpkg -r" (do use -r, -p/--purge will remove config files, -r will not). And keep a list of which packages get removed. You can later re-install them and they should catch up the old config files.

Then try to run the updates with "apt-get -f install" and "apt-get update".

I can't promise you this will fix things, but at least where I think I'd start if it where my system:-)

Good luck!

-sig



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