I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen

On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT, nightfall
<croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen

This must be a troll. Aptitude uninstalls things sometimes, but never
the entire OS. What package did you install, and what was uninistalled?



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On 07/15/2006 02:05 AM, nightfall wrote:
> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude
> uninstalled my os for me. I was wondering if anybody else
> has had this happen

I'm sorry that happened to you. It's always safest to install
packages meant for your distribution. IOW (in other words), if
you're using 'stable,' install packages for 'stable.' If
you're using 'testing,' install packages for 'testing.'

The situation might not be so bad. If you installed a
'testing' package, but you were originally using 'stable,' you
might be able to upgrade all-the-way to 'testing' using
'aptitude dist-upgrade.'

However, if the system is really messed up (no apt or dpkg),
it's time for a re-install.

Read the _Debian Reference_ which is in the package
debian-reference-en. It's a very good introduction to Debian
that can show you how to not make installation mistakes. Good
luck.

On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT,
nightfall <croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen

Not the entire OS, but I have had to reinstall numerous libraries
including most of Gnome and KDE.

I understand that aptitude is recommended over apt-get, but does
anyone know if apt-get is being depreciated any time soon? If
it's not, I may go back to using apt-get.

For the record, I *think* my current system is a mix of testing
and unstable, started with knoppix, and don't expect it to be
flawless.

Michael C.
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Bill Marcum wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT, nightfall
> <croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
>> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen
>
> This must be a troll. Aptitude uninstalls things sometimes, but never
> the entire OS. What package did you install, and what was uninistalled?

Bill, nghtfall- Michael

If every "user in trouble" is a troll we 'linux helpers' have a problem.

Aptitude, on my system, is also ready to remove almost all KDE libs en
programs. I just don't let is do that thing. (on debian testing and
unstable)

For a user this could be the same as: whole my os.

I would recommend: stick to apt-get and if possible to testing or stable.

A troll because of question? You must be a cunt.


"Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com> wrote in message
news:ib1no3-dhu.ln1@don.localnet...
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT, nightfall
> <croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
>> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen
>
> This must be a troll. Aptitude uninstalls things sometimes, but never
> the entire OS. What package did you install, and what was uninistalled?
>
>
>
> --
> Actually, my goal is to have a sandwich named after me.
>
>

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:58:42 +0200, Dalo wrote:

> Bill Marcum wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT, nightfall
>> <croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
>>> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen
>>
>> This must be a troll. Aptitude uninstalls things sometimes, but never
>> the entire OS. What package did you install, and what was uninistalled?
>
> Bill, nghtfall- Michael
>
> If every "user in trouble" is a troll we 'linux helpers' have a problem.
>
> Aptitude, on my system, is also ready to remove almost all KDE libs en
> programs. I just don't let is do that thing. (on debian testing and
> unstable)
>
> For a user this could be the same as: whole my os.
>
> I would recommend: stick to apt-get and if possible to testing or stable.

well when I logged back in all I had was a black screen not even command
line. so I assumed it uninstalled it all. Is kubuntu 5.10 stable or
unstable?

nightfall <croaker1@earthlink.net>:
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:58:42 +0200, Dalo wrote:
>
> > Bill Marcum wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:05:25 GMT, nightfall
> >> <croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>> I installed a package with aptitude, and aptitude uninstalled my os for
> >>> me. I was wondering if anybody else has had this happen
> >>
> >> This must be a troll. Aptitude uninstalls things sometimes, but never
> >> the entire OS. What package did you install, and what was uninistalled?
> >
> > Aptitude, on my system, is also ready to remove almost all KDE libs en
> > programs. I just don't let is do that thing. (on debian testing and
> > unstable)
> >
> > For a user this could be the same as: whole my os.
> >
> > I would recommend: stick to apt-get and if possible to testing or stable.
>
> well when I logged back in all I had was a black screen not even command
> line. so I assumed it uninstalled it all. Is kubuntu 5.10 stable or

That sounds like a fouled up framebuffer display. Try "vga=ask" on
the boot command line and try a few values it suggests. 791 is
1024x768x8 methinks.


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QXER wrote:

> A troll because of question? You must be a cunt.

Only trolls top post something completely context free, while munging their
email address, without addressing the original question at hand. In
another words, you're the pot calling the kettle black.

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On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:43:19 GMT, nightfall
<croaker1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:58:42 +0200, Dalo wrote:
>
>>
>> I would recommend: stick to apt-get and if possible to testing or stable.
>
> well when I logged back in all I had was a black screen not even command
> line. so I assumed it uninstalled it all. Is kubuntu 5.10 stable or
> unstable?
>
Sorry for saying you might be a troll. Try what s.keeling suggested
(vga=ask).

5.10 is the old stable version of Kubuntu. The latest stable version is
6.06. Ubuntu tries to have a stable release every six months, and the
version number is the year and month. The latest stable release of
Debian is 3.1, also called "sarge", released in June 2005.
Testing and unstable distributions have names but not numbers ("etch"
and "sid" for Debian, "Edgy Eft" for Ubuntu).


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