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

[Sigurd Urdahl <sigurdur@example.com>]

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