Ubuntu Forums Archive Viewer

And so it begins

Archived thread 1478685 from Maverick Meerkat Testing and Discussion (CLOSED). Markdown source: Maverick_Meerkat_Testing_and_Discussion_(CLOSED)/thread_1478685_And_so_it_begins.md

Original URL About this archive
#1

I just did an upgrade using Synaptic and was present with this. See screen shot.

Remember folks partial upgrades are bad, if you have to do an upgrade and are presented with something similar, use:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade.
#2

Yes--all the cries of "Meerkat ate my computer" :lolflag:

#3

autocrosser said: Yes--all the cries of "Meerkat ate my computer" :lolflag:

I bet that is one part of the "natural" diet of the meercat.

#4

You just need to know if you need what's about to get removed - if not, there's no harm in doing partial upgrades. I let it remove those packages. ;)

#5

MacUntu said: You just need to know if you need what's about to get removed - if not, there's no harm in doing partial upgrades. I let it remove those packages. ;)

Yeah, and how many is experienced enough to check the changelogs and figure it out... ](*,)

#6

23meg's Partial upgrade thread from lucid testing forum should be ported and made sticky here. IMO that thread shoyuld be sticky in all testing & development forums for ubuntu.

#7

taavikko said: Yeah, and how many is experienced enough to check the changelogs and figure it out... ](*,)

If you remove something you don't know or care about, you'll possibly see breakage - rather common sense than rocket science. Partial upgrades aren't dangerous per se, lack of knowledge or interest is.

shafin said: 23meg's Partial upgrade thread from lucid testing forum should be ported and made sticky here. IMO that thread shoyuld be sticky in all testing & development forums for ubuntu.

I'm sure we'll soon see it here too. :)

#8

MacUntu said: Partial upgrades aren't dangerous per se, lack of knowledge or interest is.

. . I'm sure we'll soon see it here too. :)

Around alpha3.. Those who lack knowledge or interest... Every cycle the same thing...

23meg, please copy the sticky from LL cycle and sticky it.

#9

Well, you learn or come to your senses and quit running testing OS'. At least I would think so.

Or at least learn to use something other than Update Mangler.

#10

taavikko said:

23meg, please copy the sticky from LL cycle and sticky it.

Done until 23meg gets a chance to edit update it.

#11

philinux said: Done until 23meg gets a chance to edit update it.

Thanks.