On Wed, 18 May 2016 16:22:25 +0200, Emninger wrote: > Am Wed, 18 May 2016 03:54:05 +0000 > schrieb Irrwahn <irrw...@freenet.de>: > > [ . . . ] > >> The virtual package xorg-video-abi 18 is provided by xserver- >> xorg-core version 1.16 from Jessie (currently that's 2:1.16.4-1, >> to be precise). So you'd have to downgrade that package, and in >> consequence downgrade xorg (and all of it's companions) to >> version 1:7.7+7.
<snip> > In the end, would you say, it's easier to re-install jessie and get a > more modern kernel then following the advices i got here (activate > backports)? Taking into account time exposure and risk of failure, I'd indeed agree the most promising option would be to re-install. I feel bad enough already to have led you down that rocky path in the first place. > And if so, how can i keep /home (where i did some work to adapt jwm > desktop and thatlike). /home sits on an own partition. > > If re-installing my idea would be, to use only the root partition, > create another user (since as far as i see it's needed). Then after the > installation went - hopefully, remember my crash-ice problem ;) - > through, install fglrx and then create/add a new user (which would the > user i am now) and dedicate to him the /home partition. Is that > correct, so far? My question is: what will be the command to add the > new user and to give him a different /home ? From the top of my head two easy methods come to my mind (others will probably come up with more options): #1: Simply copy or rename the home folder you want to keep, perform the installation with the correct user name and then move the original folder contents back. Or, alternatively: #2: Install with a different (temporary) user name. Then use the adduser command to create the final user account and use its --home option to point it to the correct directory. In any case: Please be very careful to not accidentally format the /home partition during installation! A backup on an external medium, e.g. a USB thumb drive, might be worth the hassle. One additional suggestion: Maybe ice packs are a less messy choice over crushed ice? (I cannot believe I just wrote something like that on DNG. :D) HTH, Regards Urban _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
