[ILUG] Mixing linux distributions

[essam mansour]

>>What video card have you got?
Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family.

I did the dist-upgrade.

But, when Ubuntu starts go to the terminal. I mean, the desktop did not
start.
I used the following to install Ubuntu desktop
1- aptitude update
2- aptitude install ubuntu-desktop

But it is still go to the terminal, I mean, the desktop did not start.

when I coded startx
I got this msg. xinit: server error.

Do you have an idea about how I start my GUI for Ubuntu?


On 10/12/06, John Allen <john.allen at dublinux.net> wrote:
>
> essam mansour wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I have used Ubuntu 6.06, since it was released on June.
> >
> > I was modifying my source-list, and accidentally I modified it to Ubuntu
> > 6.10.
> >
> I made the same "accidental" modification, and guess what after a
> dist-upgrade
> everything works just fine.
>
> What video card have you got?
> > For example, I used
> >
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe
> > multiverse
> >
> > deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe
> > multiverse
> >
> > The mistake came from using "edgy" instate of "dapper"
> >
> > I received a lot of changes. Then, I had been asked to restart.
> >
> > I did so. However, my xserver is broken.
> >
> > I received this message "xserver is broken or not fully installed"
> >
> > I googled for a solution. I understood that I need to reinstall my
> > xserver
> > again.
> >
> > I modified again my source-list to refer to "dapper" and also to use my
> > Ubuntu CD.
> >
> > I removed  xserver-xorg-common, then I tried to install it again. It
> > failed,
> > because of dependency problem related to the "xl1" package, which is the
> > core of the X Window.
> >
> > I tried to reinstall the xl1 package by removing it and then install it
> > again.
> >
> > I removed the xl1 package, but I also failed in installing it again.
> >
> > I think that it was another big mistake.
> >
> > Now, I can not find a solution by googling the net.
> >
> >
> > I have a lot of installed programs, I did a lot of customization to my
> > Ubuntu.
> >
> >
> > Is there any one can help me in recovering my Ubuntu?
> >
> > Is there any chance to let my xserver work again?
> >
> >
> > Thank you so much in advance
> >
> >
> > Essam
>
>