Re: [SLE] Messed up my 9.2

On Thursday 15 December 2005 17:30, B Stia wrote:
> Mark A. Taff wrote:
> >On Wednesday 14 December 2005 16:39, B Stia wrote
> >
> >>Now, the system will boot into SuSE but will drop back to a command

<snip>

> Well....... telenit 5 worked but it didn't get me to a gui. Just another
> cli where I could log in as a user. Neither did kdestart, with an
> unknown command reply, or a startx which produced a "startx is not
> installed". I guess that my system, thanks to "repair system" and my
> ignorance is so screwed up that I have no choice except to reinstall.
> Maybe I will just get 10.0 and see if I can restore my /home and the
> other backed-up/important data without huge problems.

If you install 10.0, when you are finished, you can simply rsync your
archived /home over your freshly installed /home.

If you install apt4suse, you will be able to fairly easily upgrade all of your
software after a fresh install of SuSE 10.0.

No that I mention it, installing apt4suse right now will be a way to get you
back into a stable system, and then upgrade/install all the software again.

You can also use Yast to tell it to reinstall KDE.

HTH

Mark
>
> Anyway, I thank you for your attempts to help me. Any other ideas/tips
> to restore this mess would certainly be welcomed.
>
> Bob S.

--
Check the headers for your unsubscription address
For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@xxxxxxxx

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Redhat vs SUSE
    ... >> command prompt you just type service network restart or whatever you are ... SUSE doesn't have this service so do you have to start up ... > Get familiar with the GUI version of the YaST tool. ... figure out how to install a compiler on your system. ...
    (alt.os.linux.suse)
  • Re: [SLE] Cant burn CDs :-(
    ... > Having some issues with burning CDs with my SUSE 9.0 install. ... command line mode before using any GUIs. ... I have found many Suse packages to be broken in the past. ... the original development sites and install it instead of Suse's stuff, ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: [SLE] SuSE 9.0 wont install
    ... >> time posting and still no luck... ... > Some SuSE people also subscribe to this list but only in a NON official ... in "text mode" with minimum install, no 3D, etc..no open office, etc ... In the Beginning was the Command Line ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: [SLE] recommendation for printer?
    ... has a command line command that has a GUI that shows ink levels. ... utility for determing Epson ink levels. ... I'm still trying to get it to install ... on my system (SUSE 10.0). ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: [SLE] Am I hacked??
    ... So you mean to tell me, that my 2 year old install of suse 8.2, patched by ... the "user" command shows "currentuser currentuser ...
    (SuSE)