Re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread Nick Syrotiuk
Hi, apt and aptitude are stuck again: "Building dependency tree... 50%" It just hangs. - I really wish I had Super Cow powers to solve these problems but I don't. :) What's a good way to proceed? My system remains a complete mess. It was so perfect just yesterday...

Re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread lee
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:49:29 +0100 Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-11-12 13:58 +0100, lee wrote: > > > You could try to download libempathy from unstable, install it and > > then proceed with the update. That might be easier than trying to > > fix a broken package while your sys

Re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2008-11-12 13:58 +0100, lee wrote: > You could try to download libempathy from unstable, install it and then > proceed with the update. That might be easier than trying to fix a > broken package while your system is messed up. The version of libempathy in unstable is the same as in testing. S

Re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2008-11-12 13:14 +0100, Nick Syrotiuk wrote: > re: problem 1 > What command(s) do I need to execute after I correct the typo in the file? Try "aptitude -f install" or "apt-get -f install". Or maybe "aptitude safe-upgrade". > re: problem 2 > Where/how can I find the error messages of the fai

Re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread lee
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:14:18 + Nick Syrotiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My system is very badly messed up: > - tty 1-6 broken; i.e., cannot login > - gnome broken: application windows crash; "clearlooks" theme has > vanished; fonts messed up > - apt and aptitude were both stuck after the up

re: GConf-CRITICAL problem etc. while upgrading Lenny

2008-11-12 Thread Nick Syrotiuk
Sven, re: problem 1 What command(s) do I need to execute after I correct the typo in the file? re: problem 2 Where/how can I find the error messages of the failed post-installation script? My system is very badly messed up: - tty 1-6 broken; i.e., cannot login - gnome broken: application wind