Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

From	Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster
Date	2019-07-14 09:20 +0200
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Alexander V. Makartsev composed on 2019-07-14 11:48 (UTC+0500):

> Felix Miata wrote:

> To install "firmware-amd-graphics" package is a good suggestion.
> But chances are high that removal of *-ati and *-radeon packages will
> also remove Desktop Environment, because those packages are part of
> "xserver-xorg-video-all" package.
> I'd suggest a less radical approach and simply "tell" the system what
> driver to use via modprobe config files. [1]

Someone who has only a recent AMD GPU has no need for every DDX still provided by
Xorg, which is all the -all metapackage exists to bloat the installation with.
That metapackage typically prevents use of the often best available FOSS DDX,
modesetting, by Intel, AMD and NVidia GPUs.
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Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-13 00:00 +0200
  Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Charlie Kravetz <charlie@keepingdreams.com> - 2019-07-13 01:40 +0200
    Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-13 02:30 +0200
      Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Charlie Kravetz <charlie@keepingdreams.com> - 2019-07-13 05:10 +0200
        Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-13 09:30 +0200
        Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-13 09:50 +0200
          Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-07-13 10:10 +0200
            Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-13 10:20 +0200
              Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-07-13 10:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-14 02:40 +0200
              Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-07-13 11:10 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-14 00:10 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-07-14 01:30 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-07-14 08:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-14 09:10 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-07-14 10:10 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-07-14 19:10 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-17 01:00 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org> - 2019-07-17 12:20 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2019-07-18 08:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-07-14 09:20 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-07-14 12:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-07-14 17:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2019-07-14 18:00 +0200
              Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-07-13 12:50 +0200
                Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster hobie@rumormillnews.com - 2019-07-14 00:20 +0200

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