xorg fails after update

[Henk Koster]

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:18:21 -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Richard Mancusi Wrote:
>>
>>Which is every box I updated.  I doubt sincerely that
>>the comment of
>>"... only effected 2% ..." has any validity.
> 
>>Rich
> 
> I doubt the 2% also. Seems that all types of machines
> and vidoe cards are envolved. I have a Dell dimensions
> XPS T450 with ATI 3D Rage Pro. I fixed mine after
> upgrade by unholding xserver-xorg-core(don't know why
> it on hold) and the core immediately upgraded.
> Rebooting had everything back to normal X. In my case,
> it seems to be a dependency issue rather than a bug in
> xorg-server. I'm no expert howwver. Where did the user
> friendlyness go?
> 
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net

1. No problem with Ubuntu on my Intel-based MacBook.

2. Why bitch about user friendlyness? On Ubuntu you should at least 
once check out what you can do in a recovery session, and what it
takes to downgrade an installed package with the
"sudo apt-get install <package-name>=<specific-version>"
command -- where the specific version can be chosen from the 
/var/cache/apt/archives directory. This procedure can be a real 
lifesaver and can be used without advice from news groups or forums 
 -- consider it something like the safety instructions at the start of a
flight: ignore at your own peril...