Errors in aptitude dist-upgrade from Breezy

[janne.jokitalo at dnainternet.net]

On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:03:48 +1000
  Adam Conrad <adconrad at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> janne.jokitalo at dnainternet.net wrote:
>> 
>> jaska at jjod600n:~$ sudo dpkg -i 
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/xorg-driver-fglrx_7.0.0-8.25.18+2.6.15.11-1_i386.deb
>> dpkg - warning: downgrading xorg-driver-fglrx from 
>> 8.24.8-1 to 7.0.0-8.25.18+2.6.15.11-1.
> 
> You installed the ati-provided fglrx package, which 
>doesn't play nicely
> with Ubuntu, though they tried. :/

Aha! I probably should have figured that out. Thanks!

> To fix your upgrade, you'll need to completely purge it 
>(dpkg -P xorg-driver-fglrx), then do the upgrade, then install 
>*our* version rather than theirs.

Okay then. /me goes trying...

Yes! Thank you, it worked like a charm, after I purged 
xorg-driver-fglrx-dev. Thanks!

> I need to work with ATI to get their packages to not 
>stomp all over ours, I guess. :/

That might be helpful. :)

Thanks a bunch for your great help!


-- 
Jaska