Anno domini 2026 Wed, 23 Sep 09:54:12 +0200 Thierry de Coulon via tde-users scripsit:
I find this thread very interresting as I learn a lot about apt & friends.
But would it not be easier (and faster) to reinstall cleanly?
Actually no. What needs to be done is just to go to a console (a physical one, not a therminal) and after removing sid sources. Then do "apt update", "apt dist-upgrade". If it fails, try "apt --fix-broken install". If that fails, try "aptitude dist-upgrade" - it will tell you a different approch to follow. If that fails, identify the culprits and remove them with "dpkg -P ...". Work your way through the package list till apt or aptitude are able to figure out which packages to remove. Let tem do so and reinstall the older versions later - that's why you'd like to use "apt-mark minimize-manual" and the save the list of manually installed packages for later reference. Actually all you need to do in the last step is a "apt install $(cat manual-packages.txt)". From there on you are perfectly fine.
Nik
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