Automattix2 problems

[Derek Broughton]

Scott Mazur wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:36:10 -0400, Derek Broughton wrote

>> You've b0rked apt by using automatix, so you need to fix it by removing
>> automatix.
> 
> Hmmm....  That MUST be why the latest issue of Linux Magazine just
> published an article titled 'Tweaking Ubuntu' which walks you through
> installing Automatix.  

I'm sure there are ways to use automatix without screwing up apt - perhaps
if the OP had read the article it wouldn't have been a problem.  Just
because someone saw fit to write an article about installing automatix
doesn't mean it's the smart way to do something.  In this case, automatix
certainly seems to have messed up his apt database, and the simplest fix
would be to remove automatix.

> Come to think of it, the FIRST tweak they start with is how to 
> enable the Root account again...

QED.
-- 
derek