Hi, Martin Kuball writes:
> I'v just upgraded my woody to testing. > apt-get dist-upgrade [...] wants to remove almost all of the kde packages. > So what's going on here? You have, probably out of a momentary fancy, squandered a highly stable and reliable operating system and switched to its inherently broken cousin. Deal with it. In the particular case you mention, it may be enough to just `apt-get install kde', write down what packages get removed during the process, afterwards reinstall the ones that you actually miss, and the proceed with your `apt-get dist-upgrade'. In order to see what packages get installed, removed, upgraded, and so on, it helps to use the -u option, or have an /etc/apt/apt.conf containing the line APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true"; Also, keep in mind that sarge is moving a hell of a lot faster than woody, so you may want to upgrade frequently. I order to clean the system of unnecessary files and packages, you can use cruft and deborphan, respectively. This not only keeps the system lean, thereby reducing its size and the time for upgrades, but also removes many potential friction points in the package system. Regards, Jens. -- J'qbpbe, le m'en fquz pe j'qbpbe! Le veux aimeb et mqubib panz je pézqbpbe je djuz tqtaj!
