dep composed on 2018-05-18 20:22 (UTC-0400): > of course, ubuntu *did install a load of crap, lest anyone ever look at a > plain text screen. i had forgotten that three-quarters of a ubuntu install is > unconfiguring splash screens and getting rid of crap alternative desktops. > goin back in. pray for me. Did your upgrade omit both base-installer/install-recommends=false and APT::Install-Recommends "false"; ??? What reason is there for a TDE user to install it on top of paternalistic Blingbuntu instead of a straight no-frills minimal Debian anyway? I can't remember ever having trouble from artsd with TDE on Debian. Maybe one or both of these will help: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1646925 https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2015/03/02/how-to-verify-installed-packages/ -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/