update broke my laptop computer
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eyeoftheguitar
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update broke my laptop computer
Ok the latest round of updates has given me fits, it downloads all the updates but will not install them, and it has disconnected my laptop touch pad mouse and my wifi card, both which I got back thru recovery mode, now my problem is that I need this system to be fully updated, or I will have to move to a different distro, I have been using KX studio for over a yr now and DO NOT want to use another distro unless I have too, my desktop computer also runs KX and I've had no problems, but my desktop and one of my laptops need the same system on them for mobile reasons, any help or suggestions?
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glowrak guy
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Re: update broke my laptop computer
I would suggest backing up data, and doing a fresh install, with a separate /home partition,
to ease future upgrade reconfiguration of browsers, eyecandy etc.
In general, I would use synaptic, and remove applications you know you don't use.
And don't update music softwares that are working fine, just because. Make sure
there is a needed fix, or feature. There are plenty of system experts that will
lead the charge, and catch the spears, because they know how to re-up easily.
If there is a mix of debian and ubuntu repositories in your apt/synaptic,
it is important to choose system files from one or the other, because they
are not identical. The music apps are far more forgiving, and don't often cause
problems, based on where they came from. For example, a complex app like bitwig
is released as a debian package, but can be found running on Fedora and Arch, among others,
that are far different.
You can temorarily disable competing system repositories in synaptic, or by
commenting lines in sources.list, when desiring a major system update.
I save the downloaded packages, an option
in synaptic, and move them to a usb device for future use, as developers sometimes
disappear, or certain versions maintain a compatibility you desire. As newer motherboards
get further and further away from easy linux support, this could be lucky.
Cheers
to ease future upgrade reconfiguration of browsers, eyecandy etc.
In general, I would use synaptic, and remove applications you know you don't use.
And don't update music softwares that are working fine, just because. Make sure
there is a needed fix, or feature. There are plenty of system experts that will
lead the charge, and catch the spears, because they know how to re-up easily.
If there is a mix of debian and ubuntu repositories in your apt/synaptic,
it is important to choose system files from one or the other, because they
are not identical. The music apps are far more forgiving, and don't often cause
problems, based on where they came from. For example, a complex app like bitwig
is released as a debian package, but can be found running on Fedora and Arch, among others,
that are far different.
You can temorarily disable competing system repositories in synaptic, or by
commenting lines in sources.list, when desiring a major system update.
I save the downloaded packages, an option
in synaptic, and move them to a usb device for future use, as developers sometimes
disappear, or certain versions maintain a compatibility you desire. As newer motherboards
get further and further away from easy linux support, this could be lucky.
Cheers