ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 24, Issue 146

[Rob Harschnitz]

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2006/8/22, Henk Koster <H.A.J.Koster at xs4all.nl>:

> >
> > On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:17:06 +0200, Henk Koster wrote:
> >
>   
>> > > On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:40:54 +0200, Harschnitz wrote:
>> > >
>>     
>>> > >> As a new Linux (Ubuntu) user I had 2 PC's successfully up and running
>>> > >> since yesterday. Today, since the first update (xserver-xorg-core),
>>>       
> > both
>   
>>> > >> PC's are unable to run normally.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> As a novice I would appreciate a step by step routine that could sort
>>> > >> this problem.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> NB The systems were fully up to date status August 21.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Rob Harschnitz.
>>>       
>> > >
>> > > These things happen sometimes with an OS that tries to remain close
>> > > to the latest developments. Luckily, the /var/cache/apt/archives
>>     
> > directory
>   
>> > > contains all the previously installed packages, among which is the
>> > > xserver-xorg-core package version 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.
>> > >
>> > > So, all a novice (or anyone, for that matter) has to do to reinstate
>> > > the ex ante situation is
>> > >
>> > > $ sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10
>> > >
>> > > and reboot (or start the gdm window manager). Since the offending
>> > > package had version number 10.3, you should in  future only install a
>> > > newer version that.
>>     
> >
> > Eh... make that
> >
> > $ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10
> >
> > Sorry.
The fix worked. Thanks a lot.

Rob Harschnitz