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weedfreak

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Registered: 2012-08-09

Posts: 49

how to correct libx11 bug

A friend has fallen foul of the reported bug with libx11 on XFCE. Restart after full update, login and all that works is mouse movement.

I understand the solution is to downgrade libx11 until a fix is done, but I am not sure how to downgrade the file when there is no way to log in.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,516

Re: how to correct libx11 bug

Update again and make sure you get 1.18.1-2 which was compiled with the problematic flag reverted for the time being.

As for "no way to log in" you should still have a non graphical environment you can reach via Ctrl+Alt+F2-9 if these absolutely do not work add systemd.unit=multi-user.target to your https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters

Last edited by V1del (2022-06-09 11:20:34)

weedfreak

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Registered: 2012-08-09

Posts: 49

Re: how to correct libx11 bug

thanks, that solved her problem, and I learnt about Ctrl+Alt+F2-9