On Monday, August 19, 2013 23:08:19 Jonathan Riddell wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from Jens <jens-launchpad....@spamfreemail.de> ----- > > From: Jens <jens-launchpad....@spamfreemail.de> > To: Jonathan Riddell <jridd...@ubuntu.com> > Subject: Dependancies of kubuntu-precise > Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:27:23 -0000 > Reply-To: Jens <jens-launchpad....@spamfreemail.de> > Sender: boun...@canonical.com > > Hello, > please forward this to the mailing list if appropriate. Thanks! > > I have an Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) notebook with Kbunutu-desktop (4.8) > which has been upgraded to Kernel 3.5.0 and the "-lts-quantal" series of > Xorg servers by Ubuntus recommendation. > > When installing the latest KDE 4.10 packages from your PPA, apt-get > wants to remove all the Xorg servers, ubuntu-desktop and some other > packages and installs the old precise Xorg servers again - but doesn't > downgrade the kernel, so the next boot fails with a blank screen because > kernel graphics system and Xorg don't match any more. > > Manually resolving this issue I managed to get the "lts-quantal" Xorg > server packages reinstalled and all of KDE 4.10 installed - EXCEPT for > kde-windowmanager. Why is this? Can this be resolved so adding this PPA > and upgrading the Kubuntu 4.8 to the 4.10 packages doesn't remove any > essential packages?
Anyone else convinced now that trying to backport three releases back is possibly more trouble than it's worth? Scott K -- kubuntu-devel mailing list kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel