On 04/24/2007 03:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote [quoting me]: >> Hi there, >> >> As I've posted, this upgrade can be much more tricky than it looks. >> >> >> You appear to have forgotten, as I did, to carefully read and >> follow the instructions in "4.5.4.1. Upgrading a desktop system" of >> the release notes where it says: If you do have a full desktop >> system installed, run: >> >> # aptitude install libfam0 xlibmesa-glu >> >> See http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes . >> >> The good news is, you stopped and asked! I didn't, and had more >> trouble. (As reported to the list on 12 April, Subject: Sarge -> >> Etch: A Painful Upgrade) >> >> Good luck, I think you caught it in time! >> >> Ralph > > Ralph, > > Thanks for the pointer. I guess I should have read a bit further > into the release notes. A section entitled "Minimial system > upgrade" didn't seem to be a likely place to look.
As noted, I made similar mistakes. Please file a bug report to Package: release-notes and/or Package: upgrade-reports as you feel appropriate. Others can be forewarned of the traps with more readable upgrade instructions, as I've suggested in my bug reports. Regards, Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
