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how to recover from a bad application extension

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fizzdigit:
I downloaded an untested synaptics.tcz (for synaptic laptop touchpads) and on reboot I was unable to boot into a gui. so how does one "remove" extensions from cli and then restore all the others?

gerald_clark:
Edit the onboot.lst file and remove the synaptics.tcz line.
Then reboot.

Juanito:
the synaptics extension is required with Xorg-7.4, but is included in the Xorg-7.5 extension.

I'll modify the info file to make this clearer.

tinypoodle:
A good practice could be to backup .xsession while running Xvesa from base (and also while running any alternative X server), so it gets very easy to switch Xserver on the fly.

If not present, one could produce an initial .xsession by booting with 'norestore base'

fizzdigit:
ok cool. thanks a lot. I got it figured out. and now I back up every time I do anything system wide. Sort of like a "last known good configuration" deal.  ;D

I am super appreciative of all the help this is an awesome forum and I am in love with TC. I've dreamed of a linux distro like this.  :D

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