PLEASE READ: The Latest Updates Break the Xserver!

[tseliot]

HOWTO solve the problem

UPDATE:
The version of xserver-xorg-core which causes the problem is 10.3. (version 10.4 fixes the problem)

See which version is available in the repositories:

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install -s -V  xserver-xorg-core

and see which version the system would install (it's just a simulation)

if it's version 10.4 then you can install it:

sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

If you installed the proprietary drivers for ATI or Nvidia cards you will have to reinstall them otherwise they won't work


HOWTO check which version you have installed:

sudo aptitude show  xserver-xorg-core | grep Version

(the "V" of Version must be in capital letter)

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If version 10.4 is not in the repos yet you should do this:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10

Then restart your computer

sudo reboot

OR if the file is not on your computer:
for Ubuntu 32 bit:

wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10_i386.deb

sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10_i386.deb

For Ubuntu 64bit:

wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_1.0.2-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb

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Howto fix the problem with the Alternate Installer CD of Ubuntu (not the live installer)
1) make a backup of your repository list:

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup

2) Add your cd to as your repository:

sudo apt-cdrom add

it will ask you to insert your CD
3) Try:

sudo apt-get install sudo apt-get install -s xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10

Or (if that package can't be found):

sudo apt-get install -s xserver-xorg-core=1:1.0.2-0ubuntu10.1

4) reboot

[aurelieng]

This bug is really annoying, thanks for your fix !

[The Pinny Parlour]

argh.. To late. I saw this updated and absolutely dreaded and hesitated installing it. Xserver-xorg failed on reboot, suprise suprise. Stuff like this makes the ubuntu experience a painful one.

Yes, I am pissed off.

[Kilz]

I was working on getting the new ATI drivers working. I bashed my head into a wall for a few hours thinking it was something I did.
Thanks for saving me more pain

[matt.vapor]

Originally Posted by Kilz I was working on getting the new ATI drivers working. I bashed my head into a wall for a few hours thinking it was something I did. Thanks for saving me more pain

I was doing the exact same thing and thought the same thing too!!!!!!

[frrobert]

Thanks for the fix. I had installed the update but hadn't rebooted yet, so I then installed the fix, rebboted and everything was good.

[The Pinny Parlour]

ANYONE...Got ANY ideas on what i can edit to get xserver-xorg up and running???

[wolfchri]

HOW TO prevent faulty security updates from happen:

Very simple, folks:

1. Publish updates first in a single repository that is not part of the official Ubuntu repos in the sources.list but can be added by those who want to test and take the risk. Call this Repo "PreCache" or whatever, but make it publicly accessible for the testing community.

2. Delay copying from "PreCache" to the live repos and mirrors by 24h.

That should prevent such desasters, Prio 1 bugs like an X.Org crash from slipping through undedected.

[akak8ty]

I trust Microsoft as far as I could comfortably spit a rat.

Can we have a few beers so I can see just how far that is?
Your quote was funny. It reminds me of my government

[Zay]

Originally Posted by Kilz I was working on getting the new ATI drivers working. I bashed my head into a wall for a few hours thinking it was something I did. Thanks for saving me more pain

I had the same problem. Lost 3 hours on it before reading it was a bug in the xorg-core though