Brian, Thanks for the suggestions. I solved one problem - the messed up laptop keyboard. It seems the num lock was engaged, but the light was not on to indicate that num lock was set. Once I turned off num lock, the laptop keyboard works as it should. apt-get -f install did nothing...it said all packages were uptodate. Trying apt-get upgrade first....... Mark On Mar 4, 2014 10:36 AM, "Brian Cluff" wrote: > It sounds like your upgrade didn't finish and has left your computer > broken. I believe all you need to do is get your system to complete it's > upgrade and all will be well again. > > I would definitely try using apt-get... try "apt-get -f install" to start > and see if it will fix any of the missing packages. Then follow that with > and "apt-get dist-upgrade" to hopefully finish the upgrade. > > You might find that the dependencies are in a state that you will have to > hand install and/or downgrade certain packages using dpkg to get the system > back into a place where apt can pick up and finish the install. If you > haven't done an apt-get clean or aptitude clean recently then you will > likely find older and newer versions of packages in > /var/cache/apt/archives/ have can be fed to dpkg. > > I also recommend ditching aptitude. Years ago it looked like it was going > to take over for apt but it never did. In fact many of the utilities that > switched to aptitude switched back to apt. I've found that I tended to > break systems quite often when I used aptitude but apt remained solid and > has since picked up the majority of extra features that aptitude used to > has. > > Brian > > On 03/03/2014 07:24 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two >> configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth >> keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back >> and forth as needed. >> >> I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I >> tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I >> was successful and could switch back and forth between German and >> English in LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. >> >> I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world collapsed. >> * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. >> >> * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on >> the laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the >> keys. >> >> * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. >> >> I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just >> cannot get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome >> 3. When I run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this >> >> # aptitude upgrade >> Resolving dependencies... >> open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 >> >> and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing >> and the cpus are pegged at 100%. >> >> apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report >> any dependency issues. >> >> Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go >> about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >