On Wed, 18 May 2016 16:22:25 +0200, Emninger wrote:
> Am Wed, 18 May 2016 03:54:05 +0000
> schrieb Irrwahn <irrwahn@???>:
>
> [ . . . ]
>
>> The virtual package xorg-video-abi 18 is provided by xserver-
>> xorg-core version 1.16 from Jessie (currently that's 2:1.16.4-1,
>> to be precise). So you'd have to downgrade that package, and in
>> consequence downgrade xorg (and all of it's companions) to
>> version 1:7.7+7.

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> In the end, would you say, it's easier to re-install jessie and get a
> more modern kernel then following the advices i got here (activate
> backports)?

Taking into account time exposure and risk of failure,
I'd indeed agree the most promising option would be to
re-install. I feel bad enough already to have led you
down that rocky path in the first place.

> And if so, how can i keep /home (where i did some work to adapt jwm
> desktop and thatlike). /home sits on an own partition.
>
> If re-installing my idea would be, to use only the root partition,
> create another user (since as far as i see it's needed). Then after the
> installation went - hopefully, remember my crash-ice problem ;) -
> through, install fglrx and then create/add a new user (which would the
> user i am now) and dedicate to him the /home partition. Is that
> correct, so far? My question is: what will be the command to add the
> new user and to give him a different /home ?

>From the top of my head two easy methods come to my
mind (others will probably come up with more options):

#1: Simply copy or rename the home folder you want to
keep, perform the installation with the correct user
name and then move the original folder contents back.

Or, alternatively:

#2: Install with a different (temporary) user name.
Then use the adduser command to create the final user
account and use its --home option to point it to the
correct directory.

In any case: Please be very careful to not accidentally
format the /home partition during installation! A
backup on an external medium, e.g. a USB thumb drive,
might be worth the hassle.

One additional suggestion: Maybe ice packs are a less
messy choice over crushed ice? (I cannot believe I
just wrote something like that on DNG. :D)

HTH, Regards
Urban