On 2/22/21 1:59 PM, Curtis Maurand via Dng wrote:
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> On 2/22/21 4:26 AM, Pontus Goffe via Dng wrote:
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>> Putting this back on list.
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>> I still think you are doing it wrong, after changing your
>> sources.list(s) you should, at least
>> apt-get update
>> apt-get upgrade
>> apt-get dist-upgrade
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> Ah. you have an extra step.  The following is from the website doc.
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> Update the package lists from the Beowulf repository.
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> |root@devuan:~# apt-get update|
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> Devuan Jessie users should now upgrade the Devuan repository keyring,
> and update the package lists again so packages can be authenticated.
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> |root@devuan:~# apt-get install devuan-keyring|
> |root@devuan:~# apt-get update|
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> If xscreensaver is running you should kill it now as it needs to be
> stopped before it can be upgraded.
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> |root@devuan:~# killall xscreensaver|
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> Now you can perform the upgrade.
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> |root@devuan:~# apt-get dist-upgrade|
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I've seen your original problem frequently, mysql and mariadb both are
turned off during upgrades, and then apt-get goes on to install other
packages, which might require a database to be running and have no
control over this.  A workaround is, whenever you have mysql (or
mariadb) present, update it first and alone, like this:

apt-get update
apt-get install default-mysql-server      # this command depends on your
version, just reinstall mysql's server first.
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade

This way mysql gets updated first, and will be running for the rest of
your system.


Hector Gonzalez
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