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Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from stretch-backports.

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Στις 2020-02-19 10:38, didier.gaumet@gmail.com έγραψε:
> Le mardi 18 février 2020 14:50:04 UTC+1, Nektarios Katakis a écrit :
>> Στις 2020-02-18 12:41, Anastasios Lisgaras έγραψε:
> [...]
> [...]
>> > Thank you for your answer. About "backports firmwares" what should I
>> > do?
>> > What do you have to recommend me?
>> > ( I didn't know that at all )
> 
> cf https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware
> 
> I think that the only firmwares installed are those you installed
> yourself manually (if any), no one is automatically pulled by default.
> as root:
> # aptitude search firmware
> would display most of the firmwares (it's a search by names containing
> 'firmware' and some firmwares do not contain 'firmware' in their
> name). The status 'ii' means a firmware is installed.
> 
> What I meant previously is that it is preferable to have a firmware
> (related to a hardware) that is coherent with the driver for this
> hardware included in the kernel. So if you have a hardware that needs
> a firmware and you use a Backports kernel, it is probably preferable
> to install the Backports version of the needed firmware.
> 
>> > Finally, a very important question:
>> > Can I go back to where I was before the update ( with only stretch
>> > source ) ?
>> 
>> You should definitely be able to do this since the `apt upgrade` 
>> command
>> you
>> ran ended without any errors (your system is not broken anyhow).
>> 
>> > I mention this because the official documentation itself (and you)
>> > states that you do not recommend what I did.
>> >
>> > There is a way to "I pull a rope" and go back to my sturdy/robust port
>> > of stretch repositories/resources ?
>> 
>> Simply revert the changes sources (apt edit-sources) and
>> `apt update && apt upgrade`
> [...]
> 
> I do not think this will do the trick: if I recall correctly, it will
> end up with Backports packages marked something like 'local' or
> 'obsolete' without being downgraded to their Strech version.
> 
> The best solution would probably to do a fresh install.
> But if you want to take the chance, here is a trick to downgrade:
>  https://wiki.debian.org/SystemDowngrade

Interesting I thought you could downgrade with the package manager.
from the looks of it you end up with an unstable system. I had removed
repos in the past and the packages were removed automatically but I 
guess
I was lucky!

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Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Nektarios Katakis <nektarios@mail.nektarioskatakis.xyz> - 2020-02-17 15:40 +0100
  Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. didier.gaumet@gmail.com - 2020-02-17 18:10 +0100
    Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Nektarios Katakis <nektarios@mail.nektarioskatakis.xyz> - 2020-02-18 14:50 +0100
      Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from stretch-backports. David Anthony <david.fosdick.anthony@gmail.com> - 2020-02-19 02:40 +0100
        Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-19 07:00 +0100
      Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. didier.gaumet@gmail.com - 2020-02-19 12:00 +0100
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          Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2020-02-19 12:40 +0100
        Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-02-19 14:50 +0100
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                Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. didier.gaumet@gmail.com - 2020-02-22 23:10 +0100
                Re: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) was broken after upgraded from  stretch-backports. Anastasios Lisgaras <tasosnumberten@yahoo.gr> - 2020-02-23 00:40 +0100
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