Kent West wrote: > edwardsa wrote: > >> Katipo wrote: >> >>> edwardsa wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Ron Johnson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> edwardsa wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was doing an dist-upgrade and kde was being removed. Should I be >>>>>> concerned? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Using aptitude? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Using apt-get >>>> >>>> >>> >>> If you use KDE, it's a definite concern. >>> If you don't, you're better off for a lighter system. >>> >>> Which release were you upgrading from and to? >>> When using apt-get, it's generally better to do -u dist-upgrade so that >>> you can see what's going on, from my days of using it. >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> >> >> I do use kde. I was just wondering whether this package has been >> subsumed by another. I'm running etch, and was just doing a routine >> upgrade. > > > It's been my experience than when running unstable, packages get > b0rken and things like this sometimes happen. As a general rule, if > I'm paying attention, I can stop the upgrade and try again in a day or > two and things go well. If I'm not paying attention and I remove > something, usually just a simple install again restores things, since > removal doesn't remove config files. > > I believe "kde" is a virtual package anyway, removal of it shouldn't > hurt you any.
The fact that it's a meta didn't occur to me - and should have. I thought you were referring to the entire KDE ensemble. Almost definitely the case. Don't worry about it - just go ahead (You keep back-ups?). But from memory, I only ever used a 'dist-upgrade' command when I was moving from a 'testing' release to an 'unstable' one, for example. The rest of the time it was simply a sequence of the two commands 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get upgrade'. Others would probably be in a position to advise better. Regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]