Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 09:51:31 +0200 From: "Mathias M." <mma@darktemple.ch> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to boot after update from within auto-admin Message-ID: <agwWg8wN5wA4kHnc@apollonios.math.ethz.ch> In-Reply-To: <43a6e48acea1ba3b8ae57d6bb2e8d945@smokepit.net> References: <H1NGyZ4b9k7LzchPk_nYZo-aPIKfj9salcmZH3VUMeHS5FmH7icoIy1UvXCR5cEd4tc-MRG5mAL-19GzYDUg26GGtlRTlvli5oqMchdjz_8=@proton.me> <a674de1599b7618ce6a7fb1f806df96c@smokepit.net> <hu6VNttxK1rW0gYQx80gjmJh6rjTg_ZPi73extFEtM1qKn7mwXYFpCViXmwzLNHgzvuDbwRt0jhxpFvJVVydtwTuAYQ37sp47jiAJbLUUWM=@proton.me> <5f88b5f5e25c7fca7c5f3af2e74ab070@smokepit.net> <bMqPt6T-h2jSNbr3LzJIV1beY6OZGVb4xmJtEEK_OyRSsnKGLQCZjb-TkiR73ZCiP3mJNFRtHsKAUJrK1jSH3AkCnb7n6l3BulLCYsNBMzM=@proton.me> <74dfc07e-0433-425f-b1d4-c02254eb06ce@palaceofretention.ca> <oDhPKKaVHGzsq0f3uGohg5sJB0AHZFwi1CT8ViFSyc3w3gFBf8Yyo6jA_cYnmEADg6pIF8m6kmZtyABJaCF-F4VfhbNT62NK7opZYg3jL2A=@proton.me> <agsQ5PYywjYwkuy2@apollonios.math.ethz.ch> <JLD_1RlrMQuok3vqf0D6UAiE7qLqaOqao5m2QIrgVT007ctBoivMdZzW5R4nYm8NFBUCHcj0i-mQyGHKfGseqxKMZiol3hjqSqNlufAncNw=@proton.me> <43a6e48acea1ba3b8ae57d6bb2e8d945@smokepit.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 08:20:26PM +0200, Daniel Lysfjord wrote: > On 2026-05-18 19:45, linuxblood wrote: > > On Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 1:15 PM, Mathias M. <mma@darktemple.ch> > > wrote: > > > > > On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 03:29:31PM +0000, linuxblood wrote: > > > > > > > I can't be the only one out there using "desktop-installer" and then > > > > receiving desktop notifications for updates being available via > > > > "auto-admin." I guess there's not enough people using > > > > "desktop-installer" noticing this and complaining to upstream about > > > > it. > > > > > > You might very well be the only one using it. At least I've never saw > > > any need to use something like that, nor have I met anyone that did. > > > Because installing a window manager or desktop environment is as > > > simple as `pkg install` and then pay attention to what the pkg post > > > install messages are saying. As with any other program. > > > > I may as well be the only one who has used it. ^_^ Actually, I've read > > about a small trickle of users here and there scattered across the web > > who have `claimed` to have used it. There are also html/video tutorials > > out there which mention it. I don't remember the exact links as I made > > the initial mistake of rushing through installation the first time > > without spending time with it and doing it correctly. > > > > Live and learn, I won't make this mistake again in future installs. :) > > It's even promoted as a good thing(tm), and slanted for adoption into the > installer itself[0] > > 0: https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/blob/main/monthly-updates/2025-06.md#kde-desktop-installer-option I don't see anything about the 'desktop-installer' package. This update seems to be about adding a new section to `bsdinstall(8)` to enable using that tool to install the desktop environment. But anyhow, I don't see why one would install anything WM/DE that way. The best DE is useless if one doesn't know a) how to install packages and b) read and understand the post install message And if anyone lacks those two skills, that person is not going to have a great experience using FreeBSD. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Regards, Mathias -- DYSLEXICS OF THE WORLD, UNTIE! [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQSXcwa3xmXCSjFzs2SHlo9nzwrr/AUCagwWggAKCRCHlo9nzwrr /Oy2AQD/0jogAvtgH/bVcJ0jZzaR80QJiJMYHTaL7ln92boHfQD+MwmZ5Q6iGqWA nHszGtVrO+72ZdC5flWHJiLfcBi3tQk= =sjY4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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