Why so long for gnome-shell3.2 in testing?(workround avail)

[zerozero]

I have loads of packages relating to xorg that I can't install,

i've noticed that from your last outputs, and apparently it's something that already happened before.
had you tried to track down the "why"?
if you do

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sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg

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sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core

what are the error msg you get?

[xircon]

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sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
xserver-xorg is already the newest version.
xserver-xorg set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded.
molly2@n5010 ~/Downloads $ 
molly2@n5010 ~/Downloads $ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libmtdev1 xserver-common xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa
Suggested packages:
  gpointing-device-settings touchfreeze
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-r128
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libmtdev1
The following packages will be upgraded:
  xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-vesa
8 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 4 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,512 kB of archives.
After this operation, 874 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 

If I let it run through, it boots, but to a black screen.

[zerozero]

sorry Steve, the only obvious thing i can see there is that your graphic-card related xorg pkgs are not playing nice, ati is really a mess

[xircon]

Yeh, as I said time to play the waiting game

[Chipshotz]

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As for tracking Sid, well I have considered that of course, and I seem to edge closer towards it every time I think about this question, but up until now I have been very happy with LMDE Testing and I don't really want yet another distro on my hard drive to maintain, I just want LMDE testing to roll as a rolling release should and at the moment it isn't doing that at all.

Thanks for the congratulations btw

From tracking Testing
Consider just enabling SID temporarily.

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deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free 

Just update=
gnome-shell
gnome-tweak-tool
gconf2

Disable SID
Keep tracking testing with a fully functioning Gnome 3.2 shell.

Want MGSE?
You can download 'mint-meta-mgse' .deb
from Mint Lisa Repo
http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=Lisa
OR:
TEMPORARILY (It is Ubuntu based) add Lisa

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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ lisa main upstream import

Add other extensions from
https://extensions.gnome.org/

Add MATE from
http://mate.karapetsas.com/

And be as happy as a
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Thanks for this Gene. I backed-up, removed 3.0 extensions, and took the plunge. Remarkably, everything worked the first time. I installed a few extensions and all is fine. I have Nvidia graphics. Happy clam

[Lippy]

Installing extensions from extensions.gnome.org - impossible. I tried about 15 of them not one of them was even installed, never mind working (although I got no errors during the process)

I ran into the same issue initially. It turned out that there was a missing dependency the website forgot to mention. Do you have unzip installed by any chance? If you don't, installing that should fix it.

[viking777]

I ran into the same issue initially. It turned out that there was a missing dependency the website forgot to mention. Do you have unzip installed by any chance? If you don't, installing that should fix it.

Lippy - that is exactly the problem, thank you so much for sharing the answer. The ability to use the gnome extensions site is really the icing on the cake with this little project - maybe when GeneC gets up he could add the unzip requirement to his how-to post.

I'm glad I started this thread, it has given me the most useful information I have had for ages about LMDE

[GeneC]

Installing extensions from extensions.gnome.org - impossible. I tried about 15 of them not one of them was even installed, never mind working (although I got no errors during the process)

I ran into the same issue initially. It turned out that there was a missing dependency the website forgot to mention. Do you have unzip installed by any chance? If you don't, installing that should fix it.

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Lippy - that is exactly the problem, thank you so much for sharing the answer. The ability to use the gnome extensions site is really the icing on the cake with this little project - maybe when GeneC gets up he could add the unzip requirement to his how-to post.
.............

Done!
I had it installed previously.
Had no idea it was required.
Thanks Lippy!

[Serendipity]

Thanks, Gene, Viking777 and Lippy. Its nice to have my LMDE install useable again for the first time in weeks.

[zerozero]

just a quick update here, gnome-shell3.2 is already (as off yesterday if i read this correctly ) installable in kfreebsd (the major roadblock for the testing migration),

so now i believe that all will be easier (not necessary easy because it never is with debian )
http://release.debian.org/migration/tes ... nome-shell

[diazepan11]

Now gnome-shell3.2 is going in today
http://release.debian.org/migration/tes ... nome-shell

[GeneBenson]

Now gnome-shell3.2 is going in today
http://release.debian.org/migration/tes ... nome-shell

Yes, Gnome-Shell 3.2.2.1-1 has appeared in the Debian Dutch mirror I use. Any bets on which will be bigger: The next LMDE dvd or Update Pack 4?

[xircon]

Now gnome-shell3.2 is going in today
http://release.debian.org/migration/tes ... nome-shell

Yes, Gnome-Shell 3.2.2.1-1 has appeared in the Debian Dutch mirror I use. Any bets on which will be bigger: The next LMDE dvd or Update Pack 4?

Thanks Gene, nearly spat coffee all over my screen

[longtom]

Now gnome-shell3.2 is going in today
http://release.debian.org/migration/tes ... nome-shell

Yes, Gnome-Shell 3.2.2.1-1 has appeared in the Debian Dutch mirror I use. Any bets on which will be bigger: The next LMDE dvd or Update Pack 4?

Thanks Gene, nearly spat coffee all over my screen

I did ... don't do that again!!

[hellfire695]

you know I'm surprised noone has brought up the idea of forming a lmde team to take care of the update packs.
Personally I'd to help with them anyway i can as this is taking a long time.

[Andrew33]

Just to let everyone know, linux-headers, headers-common & linux-image have migrated from 3.2.4-1 to 3.2.6-1....so everyone is aware of where things are at the current time....cheers


Andrew