Subj : Debian upgrade (was NET 3
To   : BARRY MARTIN
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Aug 28 2025 10:24:21

Moving discussion to the nix echo.

>  MP> My upgrade to Debian 13 *seems* to have gone ok here.  Synchronet
>  MP> still works, I had to track down a missing library for a cople of
>  MP> linux native doors, and I have noticed a few other non-BBS
>  MP> related quirks but overall (knock-on-wood) all is working so far.

> I'll admit I had to use Google to remind me: 'Debian 13' sounded
> familiar, Trixie sounded familiar; ah! Bookworm's update!  (OK, 'update'
> isn't the correct word.)

Upgrade.  ;)

> Yes, sometimes the install process doesn't pull in everything it needs,
> I'd guess sometimes because of an oversight, and I know of at least one
> instance of a misspelling.

In this case, because it is a door game installed via git and compiled
locally, debian package management wouldn't know that anything was relying
on the dev library in question.  I can forgive that.

There are a couple of other non-BBS annoyances I am still getting used to
that also are not 100% debian related.  The GIMP is up to a newer version
now and it has some annoying quirks.  There are some things that were
easier to do with the previous version (including one where I swear they
reverted a behavior back a version or two, effectively removing a useful
feature).  GIMP also ignores (but at least preserves) most previously set
config option, which is an annoyance that I am finding work around for.

Mike

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