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@ Millie But you also lost this packages, could be bad?
[08:00:29] root@thinkpad-s540:/home/jorg# apt-get dist-upgrade -dV Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati (7.5.0-1+b1) xserver-xorg-video-intel (2.21.15-2+b2) xserver-xorg-video-mach64 (6.9.4-2) xserver-xorg-video-r128 (6.9.2-1+b2)The following packages will be upgraded: xserver-xorg-core (1.16.4-1 => 1.17.1-2) xserver-xorg-video-fbdev (0.4.4-1+b2 => 0.4.4-1+b3) xserver-xorg-video-mga (1.6.4-1 => 1.6.4-1+b1) xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (1.0.11-1 => 1.0.11-1+b1) xserver-xorg-video-radeon (7.5.0-1 => 7.5.0-1+b1) xserver-xorg-video-vesa (2.3.3-1+b3 => 2.3.3-1+b4) xserver-xorg-video-vmware (13.1.0-1 => 13.1.0-1+b1)7 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.Need to get 4,127 kB of archives.After this operation, 3,740 kB disk space will be freed.Do you want to continue? [Y/n] nAbort.
I decided to abort the DU, to "apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-core" again (because it looks to risky, at least for me!) and to wait a few more days.
The following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati (7.5.0-1+b1) xserver-xorg-video-intel (2.21.15-2+b2)
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1080@59.94hz GLX Renderer: GeForce GTS 450/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 349.16
Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneCalculating upgrade... DoneThe following packages have been kept back: xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] Display Server: X.Org 1.17.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x1024@60.02hz GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV4C GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.4.2
root@siductionxfce:/home/millie# apt-get dist-upgradeReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DoneCalculating upgrade... DoneThe following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-r128The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-headers-4.0.1-towo.2-siduction-686 linux-image-4.0.1-towo.2-siduction-686The following packages will be upgraded: at-spi2-core btrfs-tools console-setup console-setup-linux cpp-4.9 curl g++-4.9 gcc-4.9 gcc-4.9-base gcc-5-base gir1.2-atk-1.0 gnome-keyring gnupg gpgv intltool-debian keyboard-configuration libasan1 libassuan0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 libatk1.0-data libatomic1 libatspi2.0-0 libav-tools libavcodec56 libavdevice55 libavfilter5 libavformat56 libavresample2 libavutil54 libcap-ng0 libcilkrts5 libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libdatrie1 libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21 libgcc-4.9-dev libgcc1 libgfortran3 libgnutls-deb0-28 libgnutls-openssl27 libgomp1 libio-socket-ssl-perl libitm1 libnm-gtk-common libnm-gtk0 libpam-gnome-keyring libquadmath0 libstdc++-4.9-dev libstdc++6 libswscale3 libtcl8.5 libtiff5 libubsan0 libxfcegui4-4 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 linux-headers-siduction-686 linux-image-siduction-686 logrotate network-manager-gnome scrot traceroute xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware74 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.Need to get 81.7 MB of archives.After this operation, 125 MB of additional disk space will be used.Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Nvidia is ok here using apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-coreCode: [Select]Graphics: Card: NVIDIA GF106 [GeForce GTS 450] Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1080@59.94hz GLX Renderer: GeForce GTS 450/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 349.16Code: [Select]Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneCalculating upgrade... DoneThe following packages have been kept back: xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Why should a user need to have all video driver packages installed? Some users prefer to keep as lean of a system as possible.
They would probably say "not a bug, it is a feature!"
I guess I didn't understand the problem completely. I have now removed the xserver-xorg metapackage. Useless...QuoteThey would probably say "not a bug, it is a feature!"I automatically sneeze when I hear that phrase. I'm allergic to bullshit.
Have you allowed some drivers to go? If so, shouldb't be a disaster as the siduction nvidia driver appears to work fine and vesa should work if not. A;ways be wary if packages are deleted!Having read through all the above, which is the package wanting intel driver to go? I'm struggling to find any bug reports.
root@HP-350G1:/# apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-video-intelxserver-xorg-video-intel: Installed: 2:2.21.15-2+b2 Candidate: 2:2.21.15-2+b2 Version table: *** 2:2.21.15-2+b2 0 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/statusroot@HP-350G1:/# apt-get dist-upgradeReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state information... DoneCalculating upgrade... DoneThe following packages will be REMOVED: xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-intel ..........