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[Not sure how better to report this] |
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After extensive tests on a separate partition set up to be an rsync'd |
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dual booted mirror copy of the system, (and having mounted /usr/portage |
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in common between the two "systems" so that I could re-use packages |
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built in the course of testing) I found Gnome 2.6.1 to be workable. |
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So, using the packages built in testing, I upgraded my primary sustem's |
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gnome. Used ~x86 to get gnome-base/gnome-2.6.1-rc1 and its dependencies, |
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but I did NOT use emerge -u because I did not want to drag the rest of |
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my system onto ~x86. |
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After 24 hours of use, everything is in good shape. |
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Only obvious issues is gpdf-0.131 won't display the PDFs I've created |
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(with OO) anymore. Giving all gibberish. Not sure what the deal is. |
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rhythmbox [mp3 player] is fine (no crashes!). |
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totem [mpeg/dvd player] is still a bit up in the air - audio DVDs are |
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playing, but video is a bit choppy [I've heard things are a bit funky |
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inside GStreamer 0.8, but with rhythmbox working fine so I'm not sure |
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what the problem is]. |
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evo, galeon, openoffice-ximian are all good. |
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I'd recommend that 2.6.1 be unmasked x86. |
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Regards, |
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AfC |
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Toronto |
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[I know 2.6.0 was just unmasked, but tracking a version back the usual |
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way doesn't really mean the same in GNOME, IMHO - a version back is |
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2.4.2; the 2.6.1 versions of most GNOME are mostly necessary bugfixes, |
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but I realize it is a lot of work to prepare the dependencies and to get |
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the "meta" package gnome-base/gnome right] |
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Andrew Frederick Cowie |
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