Brian, Well that was fun....I had one failure and one warning... [FAIL] Starting NFS common utilities: statd failed! - I don't use NFS, so not sure why this is happening depmod: WARNING: could not open /var/tmp/mkinitramfs_RMlg1E/lib/modules/3.1.0-1-amd64/modules.builtin: No such file or directory The warning looks serious. However, a reboot after the apt-get upgrade returned gnome 3 as the default desktop. However, aptitude is still very confused and cannot resolve all the dependencies. Should I go for broke and try an apt-get dist-upgrade, or be happy with my current situation and just use apt-get? I feel as if I am pushing my luck! ;) Mark On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > Brian, > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > I solved one problem - the messed up laptop keyboard. It seems the num > lock was engaged, but the light was not on to indicate that num lock was > set. Once I turned off num lock, the laptop keyboard works as it should. > > apt-get -f install did nothing...it said all packages were uptodate. > > Trying apt-get upgrade first....... > > Mark > On Mar 4, 2014 10:36 AM, "Brian Cluff" wrote: > >> It sounds like your upgrade didn't finish and has left your computer >> broken. I believe all you need to do is get your system to complete it's >> upgrade and all will be well again. >> >> I would definitely try using apt-get... try "apt-get -f install" to start >> and see if it will fix any of the missing packages. Then follow that with >> and "apt-get dist-upgrade" to hopefully finish the upgrade. >> >> You might find that the dependencies are in a state that you will have to >> hand install and/or downgrade certain packages using dpkg to get the system >> back into a place where apt can pick up and finish the install. If you >> haven't done an apt-get clean or aptitude clean recently then you will >> likely find older and newer versions of packages in >> /var/cache/apt/archives/ have can be fed to dpkg. >> >> I also recommend ditching aptitude. Years ago it looked like it was >> going to take over for apt but it never did. In fact many of the utilities >> that switched to aptitude switched back to apt. I've found that I tended >> to break systems quite often when I used aptitude but apt remained solid >> and has since picked up the majority of extra features that aptitude used >> to has. >> >> Brian >> >> On 03/03/2014 07:24 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: >> >>> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two >>> configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth >>> keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back >>> and forth as needed. >>> >>> I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I >>> tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I >>> was successful and could switch back and forth between German and >>> English in LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. >>> >>> I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world >>> collapsed. >>> * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. >>> >>> * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on >>> the laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the >>> keys. >>> >>> * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. >>> >>> I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just >>> cannot get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome >>> 3. When I run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this >>> >>> # aptitude upgrade >>> Resolving dependencies... >>> open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 >>> >>> and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing >>> and the cpus are pegged at 100%. >>> >>> apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report >>> any dependency issues. >>> >>> Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go >>> about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >