On 1/9/2021 4:54 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 09/01/2021 14:20, Temlakos wrote:
> On 1/9/2021 12:12 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 09/01/2021 12:53, Temlakos wrote:
>>> I sincerely hope someone can help me with this. This morning, KDE
>>> seems
>>> to have pushed Plasma 5.20--and the push was incomplete. After I
>>> had the
>>> bad sense to force some updates, I found that my SDDM theme was gone,
>>> and I couldn't log on.
>>
>> Sounds like you forced updates which had dependency issues.
>>
>> You could enable the updates-testing and update from there and this
>> should resolve the issues you're seeing.
>> You may choose to exclude some packages which aren't related to KDE
>> plasma. I decided not to
>> exclude anything. I've no issues.
>>
>> ---
>> The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions.
>
> OK. Tell me again how to enable the updates-testing repo--except that
> I have to do it in a CLI. The GUI is not available to me until I
> solve this, but the CLI is.
>
I see you were already given the answer.
FWIW, it would seem the push has happened. Not sure if all mirrors
are synced. But a system here
was updated without enabling updates-testing.
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The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions.
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Problem solved! GUI restored, with all my settings. Thank you.
Ed, if this community ever starts an awards program for Best Volunteer
Technical Supporter, you have my vote. I have found your advice
consistently sound, and have fresh reason to appreciate it.
Temlakos