Re: apt-get dist-upgrade, now gnome session fails to login

From: stan (stanb_at_panix.com)
Date: 07/27/03

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To: Marc Shapiro <m_shapiro@bigfoot.com>

    On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 02:38:52PM -0400, Marc Shapiro wrote:
    > >>On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 04:46:06PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
    > >>
    > >>>You probably want bits of GNOME from unstable.
    > >>
    > <SNIP>
    > >
    > >Install gnome-core and its dependencies from unstable, probably? Just
    > >guessing, as I don't actually run testing at the moment ...
    >
    > This does not work (on my system, at least) --

    Tale of horror sniped.

    > Can anyone tell me how I can get back to any version of a working gnome
    > session? Gnome1.4 worked fine for me and I would not object to going
    > back to it if someone can tell me just what needs to be downgraded,
    > uninstalled, etc. I just want a working system.

    I, also would like to get back to a working version of Gnome.

    Any and all sugestiosn appreciated! 

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