Sunday 24 September 2017 07:55:26 pm D. R. Evans wrote: > Greg Madden wrote on 09/24/2017 07:42 PM: > > On Sunday 24 September 2017 05:20:54 pm D. R. Evans wrote: > >> So: > >> > >> 1. Looking at the packages that will be removed, will I still be able to > >> run virtualbox if virtualbox-dkms is removed? [I think that the answer > >> is yes, but I would like some assurance from someone who is more certain > >> than am I.] > >> > >> 2. And then what about desktop-base? The version that is currently > >> installed is from the official debian stable repository, so I don't > >> think that I should be removing it. So what should I do about this > >> conflict? > >> > >> Doc > > > > If you are using Debian, upgrading to Stretch, the following apply. > > > > Virtualbox is no longer in Stretch, if you use Vbox you issues are > > larger.You > > Yes; I already added the oracle package yesterday, and it appears to be > working fine. > > I *think* that virtualbox-dkms is used only when vb is being installed, so > it should be safe to remove it; but I'm not absolutely certain. > > > desktop-base-trinity replaces the Debian desktop-base > > OK; so I should let aptitude do what it wants to do, which is to remove the > debian desktop-base, right? > > One more question as a follow-on to this: when TDE is installed, is it > still possible to run KDE despite the fact that the debian desktiop-base is > no longer in place? (Just in case some program doesn't work on TDE and I > have to go back to KDE temporarily.) > > Doc Only one Desktop base can be installed at a time. FYI, I run lots of different apps on my TDE, all work. greg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
