Bug 132605

Summary:	no rollback possible with latest xorg-server upgrade.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Robert Persson <ireneshusband>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	VERIFIED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Robert Persson 2006-05-07 11:37:46 UTC

I have just performed an emerge -u world, which included an upgrade from xorg-server-1.0.2-r3 to xorg-server-1.0.2-r4. Unfortunately this left me with an xserver which was unusable because the display was completely mangled. However I was unable to roll back to where I was because 1.0.2-r3 had already been removed from portage.

I then tried to switch to the only other available ebuild -- xorg-server-1.0.99.902-r1 -- but this would not even start at all. In other words I am completely unable to launch an xserver at the moment.

Please could you do two things:
1. Restore xorg-server-1.0.2-r3 to portage immediately. You may not like it, but it works for me while the versions currently in portage definitely don't.
2. Make sure that, in future, the rollback path is not removed so quickly for any upgrade or security update to any package whatsoever. Irreversible system-hosing updates is the Microsoft way. It shouldn't be the gentoo way.

Comment 1 UncleOwen 2006-05-07 11:46:03 UTC

dup of 132598

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-07 11:59:38 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 132598 ***

Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-05-07 12:00:42 UTC