Re: [Sheflug] Debian/XFree Update

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Sunday 29 July 2001 10:32 pm, you wrote:

> > I went through with xf86config and everything seemed okay I suppose,
> > until I ran startx.  I just get two dots travelling up the screen.

Sounds like you have a monitor problem. Make sure your horizontal and 
vertical rates are set right, maybe try a different resolution.

> Now, is 4.0.3 (on the Debian 2.2 Update Linux Expo 2001) not okay to
> install?  And if not (I don't want to have to go through all the trouble
> again) how can I update all my gnome stuff?

I'm running 4.0.3 here and it's fine. 4.1.0 is just around the corner 
(uploaded to Debian incoming yesterday AFAIK).

> p.s Debian's lovely isn't it?  And no, I'm not being sarcastic - very easy
> install, I don't know what you techies moan about :)

I thought the install was atrocious, although I was using snapshot CDs. 
dselect made me want to give up living, it violates pretty much every user 
interface rule in the book. Debian is nice though.
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