On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:47:36 +0100, I wrote: >I'd like to try out the upgrade path from KDE 3.1.4 to KDE 3.2.2 using >the Woody debs that someone (Andreas Mueller ?) has posted at >download.kde.org. > >My system is running vanilla Woody, apart from XFree86 which I >upgraded from Woody's 4.1.0 to backports.org's 4.2.1 some while back. >I'm currently running the Ralf Nolden download.k.o KDE 3.1.4 debs. [...] >As you can see, a plain "upgrade" will only upgrade my XFree86, plus >some random _parts_ of KDE (the rest would be _removed_). > >On the other hand, a "dist-upgrade" would do much the same *and* would >_remove_ huge unrelated, and in some cases *vital* parts of my system >... such as MySQL, Samba, PPP, Freeswan, man-db, fetchmail, htdig, >ssh, gcc, etc., etc.
Two things : 1) It turns out I'm not the only one with this problem - two other people have mailed me off list to say this affects them too, and to ask if I've found a solution yet. 2) I'm trying to move this forward by attempting to downgrade my XFree86 4.2.1 (from www.backports.org) to the V4.1.0 that comes with vanilla Woody - however, that isn't looking very easy at all - I haven't actually done it yet, but simulations with various apt commands are not offering to do what I want at all ... See my post on this list today : Subject "How To Downgrade XFree86 From 4.2.1 to 4.1.0 ?" http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2004/07/msg00198.html Anyway, thanks for everyone's feedback so far. Nick Boyce Bristol, UK -- Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.