Re: Debian testing can't tab to desktop?

Thanks, I did a quick search and found the Wiki.  I agree, it gives bad 
advice.  Thanks.


On 4/4/25 13:47, Paul Gevers wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 03-04-2025 23:05, Chevelle wrote:
>> I was following the instructions at 
>> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting
>>
>> It is true, I didn't use a 'full-upgrade' because I thought the 
>> upgrade succeeded.
>
>
> Hmm, that Wiki seems to be giving bad advice. $(apt upgrade) will only 
> do a *part* of the upgrade, as it will only upgrade packages that 
> don't need new packages or that will not cause other packages to be 
> removed. As every upgrade from one release to the next involves lots 
> of library transitions, it's always expect that you need to run $(apt 
> full-upgrade) or $(apt dist-upgrade). You *can* run $(apt upgrade) 
> first to do things in reasonable pieces. For an official advice, 
> please read the release notes: 
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html 
> (or the draft for trixie: 
> https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.en.html)
>
>> After I realized all the packages weren't there, I kept installing 
>> more.  If the upgrade stops without any obvious error, you seem to 
>> have to run it again to know if it failed, unless I missed something.
>
>
> That's not the design, as explained above.
>
>> Sorry, I'm not sure why quickemu. deletes Caja.
>
>
> Most likely because it was missing new versions of libraries it 
> depended on.
>
> Paul
>