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Failed to start gdm after updationHi Gnuers, I installed Debian Gnu/Linux Operating System and updated it from internet from a nearest mirror. ftp.iitm.ac.in I edited the sources.list file in /etc/apt/sources.list with teh following line deb ftp://ftp.iitm.ac.in/debian unstable main contrib non-free and then opened tehterminal in root and did apt-get update. and then apt-get dist-upgrade. Now teh problem is after the entire OS is upgraded and when I reboot my system GDm was unable to start. I tried with /etc/init.d/gdm start but also there is no use. My PC is IBM Think Pad and with Intel Processor. What might be the problem and also can anyone please help me how to solve out this problem. When I am trying to install gdm in terminal mode.. iiim:/home/soumya# apt-get install gdm Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that The following packages have unmet dependencies: |
Re: Failed to start gdm after updation
All I can tell from the installation report is that in "unstable" some libraries are not new enough. Thats why the unmet dependencies.
This is because some packages depend on newer versions of libraries which are not yet in sid.
My suggestion is to use lenny(testing) instead. Its relatively quite stable. iit madras holds the repo for that also.
Install lenny.
in your deb line in the file put lenny when you update. (sid can be unpredictable).
alternatively you could try using kdm or another login manager in sid itself which may work out for you. X is working i hope.
What are the errors coming when X loads? Only gdm issues or X issues are also there?
Regards
Hildebrand