Journal anon mouse-cow-aard's Journal: Third machine to Kubuntu Edgy, demoing method...
So the first journal entry described vaguely what I did, here it is in concrete
terms when used on a third machine (note, the first two rounds of dist-upgrade were as per documentation, which said at least two rounds were needed.) Reality is that a lot more rounds are needed, It is just a bit tedious, and takes a little longer, but is not hard if you just use common sense...
apt-get dist-upgrade
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root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
sysvinit
The following NEW packages will be installed:
startup-tasks system-services upstart upstart-compat-sysv upstart-logd
The following packages have been kept back:
amarok amarok-xine hpijs kde-guidance python-adns python-clientcookie python-crypto python-egenix-mxproxy python-egenix-m
xstack
python-egenix-mxtexttools python-egenix-mxtools python-gadfly python-htmlgen python-htmltmpl python-imaging python-imagin
g-sane
python-jabber python-kde3 python-kjbuckets python-ldap python-mysqldb python-netcdf python-numeric python-pam python-pexp
ect
python-pgsql python-pylibacl python-pyopenssl python-pyxattr python-reportlab python-simpletal python-soappy python-sqlit
e
python-syck python-xmpp xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-elographics xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-kbd
xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
The following packages will be upgraded:
ubuntu-minimal
1 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 1 to remove and 41 not upgraded.
8 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 171kB of archives.
After unpacking, 397kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main ubuntu-minimal 1.30 [16.3kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main upstart 0.2.7-7 [93.8kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main startup-tasks 0.2.7-7 [18.6kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main upstart-compat-sysv 0.2.7-7 [24.2kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main system-services 0.2.7-7 [2738B]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com edgy/main upstart-logd 0.2.7-7 [15.2kB]
Fetched 171kB in 2s (64.7kB/s)
dpkg-preconfigure: cannot connect to X server
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Kde
debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
(Reading database
Preparing to replace ubuntu-minimal 0.119 (using
Unpacking replacement ubuntu-minimal
(Reading database
Removing sysvinit
Selecting previously deselected package upstart.
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Unpacking upstart (from
Selecting previously deselected package startup-tasks.
Unpacking startup-tasks (from
Selecting previously deselected package upstart-compat-sysv.
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Selecting previously deselected package system-services.
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Selecting previously deselected package upstart-logd.
Unpacking upstart-logd (from
Setting up debtags (1.5.5ubuntu2)
Setting up adept-common (2.1.1ubuntu3)
Setting up adept-manager (2.1.1ubuntu3)
Setting up adept-installer (2.1.1ubuntu3)
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Setting up adept-notifier (2.1.1ubuntu3)
Setting up adept-batch (2.1.1ubuntu3)
Setting up adept (2.1.1ubuntu3)
Setting up upstart (0.2.7-7)
Setting up startup-tasks (0.2.7-7)
Setting up upstart-compat-sysv (0.2.7-7)
Setting up system-services (0.2.7-7)
Setting up upstart-logd (0.2.7-7)
Setting up ubuntu-minimal (1.30)
root@grumpy:/etc/apt#
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
amarok amarok-xine hpijs kde-guidance python-adns python-clientcookie python-crypto python-egenix-mxproxy python-egenix-m
xstack
python-egenix-mxtexttools python-egenix-mxtools python-gadfly python-htmlgen python-htmltmpl python-imaging python-imagin
g-sane
python-jabber python-kde3 python-kjbuckets python-ldap python-mysqldb python-netcdf python-numeric python-pam python-pexp
ect
python-pgsql python-pylibacl python-pyopenssl python-pyxattr python-reportlab python-simpletal python-soappy python-sqlit
e
python-syck python-xmpp xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-elographics xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-kbd
xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 41 not upgraded.
root@grumpy:/etc/apt#
# copy/paste the first line of kept back packages.. it said scary things but I told it to go ahead...
apt-get install amarok amarok-xine hpijs kde-guidance python-adns python-clientcookie python-crypto python-egenix-mxproxy p
ython-egenix-mxstack
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
python2.4-clientcookie python2.4-libxslt1 python2.4-adns python2.4-libxml2 python2.4-qt3 python2.4-sip4-qt3
python2.4-egenix-mxstack python2.4-kde3 python2.4-crypto foomatic-filters-ppds hplip-ppds python2.4-egenix-mxproxy
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
python-dbus python-kde3 python-libxml2 python-qt3 python-sip4
Suggested packages:
libvisual-0.4-plugins libqt0-ruby1.8 amarok-engines hpijs-ppds hplip-doc python2.3-qt3-gl python-qt3-doc libqt3-mt-mysql
libqt3-mt-odbc libqt3-mt-psql
The following packages will be REMOVED:
foomatic-filters-ppds hplip-ppds python2.4-adns python2.4-clientcookie python2.4-crypto python2.4-egenix-mxproxy
python2.4-egenix-mxstack python2.4-kde3 python2.4-libxml2 python2.4-libxslt1 python2.4-qt3 python2.4-sip4-qt3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python-dbus python-libxml2 python-qt3 python-sip4
The following packages will be upgraded:
amarok amarok-xine hpijs kde-guidance python-adns python-clientcookie python-crypto python-egenix-mxproxy python-egenix-m
xstack
python-kde3
10 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 12 to remove and 31 not upgraded.
Need to get 24.6MB of archives.
After unpacking, 15.2MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
# shows one less line of 'kept back' packages. and lets me install one package...
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
# now it shows only the kep back packages and does not install anything, so copy/paste again. Took the last line this time
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-elographics xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-x
org-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
xserver-xorg-driver-v4l xserver-xorg-driver-newport xserver-xorg-driver-mga xserver-xorg-driver-s3virge xserver-xorg-driv
er-chips
xserver-xorg-driver-i128 xserver-xorg-driver-s3 xserver-xorg-driver-savage xserver-xorg-driver-nsc xserver-xorg-driver-nv
xserver-xorg-driver-tga xserver-xorg-driver-sis xserver-xorg-driver-i740 xserver-xorg-driver-trident xserver-xorg-driver-
i810
xserver-xorg-driver-vga xserver-xorg-driver-via xserver-xorg-driver-cyrix xserver-xorg-driver-dummy xserver-xorg-driver-v
mware
xserver-xorg-driver-neomagic xserver-xorg-driver-imstt xserver-xorg-driver-voodoo xserver-xorg-driver-tdfx
xserver-xorg-driver-glint xserver-xorg-driver-fbdev xserver-xorg-driver-sisusb xserver-xorg-driver-siliconmotion
xserver-xorg-driver-cirrus xserver-xorg-driver-vesa xserver-xorg-driver-tseng xserver-xorg-driver-rendition
xserver-xorg-driver-apm xserver-xorg-driver-ark xserver-xorg-driver-ati
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-g
lint
xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-i810 xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-newport xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-re
ndition
xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-
video-sis
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-ts
eng
xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga xserver-xorg-video-via xserver-xorg-video-vmware
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
The following packages will be REMOVED:
xserver-xorg-driver-apm xserver-xorg-driver-ark xserver-xorg-driver-ati xserver-xorg-driver-chips xserver-xorg-driver-cir
rus
xserver-xorg-driver-cyrix xserver-xorg-driver-dummy xserver-xorg-driver-fbdev xserver-xorg-driver-glint xserver-xorg-driv
er-i128
xserver-xorg-driver-i740 xserver-xorg-driver-i810 xserver-xorg-driver-imstt xserver-xorg-driver-mga xserver-xorg-driver-n
eomagic
xserver-xorg-driver-newport xserver-xorg-driver-nsc xserver-xorg-driver-nv xserver-xorg-driver-rendition xserver-xorg-dri
ver-s3
xserver-xorg-driver-s3virge xserver-xorg-driver-savage xserver-xorg-driver-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-driver-sis
xserver-xorg-driver-sisusb xserver-xorg-driver-tdfx xserver-xorg-driver-tga xserver-xorg-driver-trident xserver-xorg-driv
er-tseng
xserver-xorg-driver-v4l xserver-xorg-driver-vesa xserver-xorg-driver-vga xserver-xorg-driver-via xserver-xorg-driver-vmwa
re
xserver-xorg-driver-voodoo
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-g
lint
xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-i810 xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-newport xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-re
ndition
xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-
video-sis
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-ts
eng
xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga xserver-xorg-video-via xserver-xorg-video-vmware
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
The following packages will be upgraded:
xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-elographics xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse
5 upgraded, 36 newly installed, 35 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
Need to get 5723kB of archives.
After unpacking, 8192B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
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#then apt-get dist-upgrade again... see one less line of 'kept back'...
# repeat apt-get install until none left.
a few more times until it was clean, like so:
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@grumpy:/etc/apt#
reboot... no X
noticed that
r is 'rc' (removed corrupt?)
patch via:
apt-get install xorg-server
Now I get lovely error messages... much clearer...
unable to open mouse...
ok Edit
set:
root@grumpy:/etc/apt# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@grumpy:/etc/apt#
reboot... no X
noticed that
r is 'rc' (removed corrupt?)
patch via:
apt-get install xorg-server
Now I get lovely error messages... much clearer...
unable to open mouse...
ok Edit
set:
Device "/dev/input/mice" used to be...
Then it was OK...
Got graphical environment after that... but firefox crashes whenever I visit
a flash site...
so I googled "edgy bugs flash crash firefox"
first hit was:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=286069&highlight=edgy%20flash
In the
Code:
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
Whic worked fine for me...
