Greetings! :)
[Sent to debian-x because I do not know the proper package against which
to submit a bug report. Branden, please advise for general X bug
reports.]
This is the second sig11 I have seen lately. I have also seen
cut'n'paste fail miserably for the last few days. (Well, the cut seems
Greetings! :)
[Sent to debian-x because I do not know the proper package against which
to submit a bug report. Branden, please advise for general X bug
reports.]
This is the second sig11 I have seen lately. I have also seen
cut'n'paste fail miserably for the last few days. (Well, the cut seems
Greetings folks! [Apologies for not returning after winter break; my
senior project is taking too much of time.]
I am trying to compile plex86 on my Debian unstable system with XFree86
4.0.2-7, kernel 2.4.2 SMP (on dual celerons), glibc 2.2.2-1. I get an
error message saying it cannot find
Greetings folks! [Apologies for not returning after winter break; my
senior project is taking too much of time.]
I am trying to compile plex86 on my Debian unstable system with XFree86
4.0.2-7, kernel 2.4.2 SMP (on dual celerons), glibc 2.2.2-1. I get an
error message saying it cannot find libX11
[this email is almost entirely useless.]
I am off for winter break in a very short time. Once the debian web
servers are back online, I am going to unsubscribe from debian-x -- best
of luck to the regulars covering the myriad questions people manage to
ask. :) I figured a heads-up was in
[this email is almost entirely useless.]
I am off for winter break in a very short time. Once the debian web
servers are back online, I am going to unsubscribe from debian-x -- best
of luck to the regulars covering the myriad questions people manage to
ask. :) I figured a heads-up was in
* Christian T. Steigies [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001214 03:23]:
We don't _need_ to compile it on m68k, since it does not even work yet. But
I still have some hope that one or more of the zillions of m68k users step
forward to pick up the pieces and make X work (btw no reply yet from the X
guy,
* Marcelo E. Magallon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 00:21]:
But the question still remains: why should a user put packages on
hold before an upgrade? He's got a working configuration, and AFAICS
it's possible to keep it.
Using the -u flag with apt would have saved him as much as using = in
John, I am going to guess at what you are trying to say; cutting and
pasting error messages, complete with examples of what you are trying to
execture (say, how script(1) would perform) would help immensely,
particularly with this description.
There, that said, my guess says you are trying to
[Error messages from John]
[Branden -- will the Xwrapper.config 'console' or 'root' option prevent
client connections from other hosts? Or does this effect only who can
run X locally, as I hope it does? :]
Bummer about not being able to use ssh. (Though I am surprised the
firewall would let X
John, I *think* xhost needs to be used more like: xhost +blah -- no
space. ObQuestion: Have you restarted X since removing the -nolisten tcp
bit? :)
* John K. Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 14:43]:
Seth:
Oops, I am unclear again:
I did use "xhost + blah", and it still refuses.
Also
[No need to mail Branden directly; debian-user or debian-x are probably
the better forums anyway.]
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 20:46]:
- Forwarded message from Dale Scheetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
When working in X, I am often switching back to a console VC, and then
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 22:43]:
Let me know if this works out, and I will babysit XFree86 builds for m68k
myself, using the recently-donated G3.
Well, I wasn't thinking of emulating one of those old machines -- I was
thinking of setting up gcc to know about the processor
* Marcelo E. Magallon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 00:21]:
But the question still remains: why should a user put packages on
hold before an upgrade? He's got a working configuration, and AFAICS
it's possible to keep it.
Using the -u flag with apt would have saved him as much as using = in
John, I am going to guess at what you are trying to say; cutting and
pasting error messages, complete with examples of what you are trying to
execture (say, how script(1) would perform) would help immensely,
particularly with this description.
There, that said, my guess says you are trying to run
[Error messages from John]
[Branden -- will the Xwrapper.config 'console' or 'root' option prevent
client connections from other hosts? Or does this effect only who can
run X locally, as I hope it does? :]
Bummer about not being able to use ssh. (Though I am surprised the
firewall would let X
* Norbert Veber [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 13:28]:
I while back during one of my upgrades, I read something about a new
default -- X no longer listens on port 6000 for connections. I didnt
pay much attention at the time, but now it turns out that I need to have
remote X clients connecting
John, I *think* xhost needs to be used more like: xhost +blah -- no
space. ObQuestion: Have you restarted X since removing the -nolisten tcp
bit? :)
* John K. Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 14:43]:
Seth:
Oops, I am unclear again:
I did use xhost + blah, and it still refuses.
Also
* Christian T. Steigies [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 15:37]:
Just for reference: Build needed 18:30:59 (so that Branden knows how long I
need _at least_ to get a new MANIFEST).
Could a cross-compile environment bring this down? Is there any *need*
to compile these things on an m68k? I imagine
Rene (sorry, no idea how to get the nifty ' atop the 'e'. :) --
I haven't got a clue what you mean. :)
It isn't so obvious to me, nor likely obvious to anyone else, that the
3.3.6 X server is in the package labeled 4.0.1-11. :) Sometimes, it is
the obvious things that need to be pointed out --
[No need to mail Branden directly; debian-user or debian-x are probably
the better forums anyway.]
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001213 20:46]:
- Forwarded message from Dale Scheetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
When working in X, I am often switching back to a console VC, and then
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 00:14]:
You're forcing people to give up performance, correctness, and
hardware GL accelration altogether in some cases.
Aha!
We have found the root of the problem. :)
Please reconsider this statement. Who forces you to do anything?
[note: I've cut nothing from the body of Terry's original email, only
interspersed my comments in his email.]
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 00:52]:
Seth Arnold wrote:
Please reconsider this statement. Who forces you to do anything? Does
Branden force you out
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 01:32]:
The thing is, no one is weeding anything out. Users can still run 3.3.x.
You can't install 3.3.6-18 anymore, so I think it is cutting users out.
Perhaps it is cutting out users who join the project with woody's
original
Lukas, I think there are several things going on at once. xhost allows
individual hosts to connect to X -- by default, X doesn't listen to tcp
sockets (the -nolisten tcp bit in one of the /etc/X11/ files) so remote
hosts will not be able to connect, with or without xhost authorization.
Also, ssh
* Marcelo E. Magallon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 14:40]:
DRI's implementation is orders of magnitude cleaner and it *is* a
better option for some people (most of the people, probably), but
brushing Utah as a thing "in the past" is, at best, cluelessness. If
*you* had trouble setting up
Branden, could you change the error message (sorry, only root is allowed
to run X) to state that the answer lies in Xwrapper.config, or
dpkg-reconfigure correct package name here?
Thanks :)
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all
really impressed down here, I can
Ernst, I *think* the end problem is, XF86 uses a different set of locale
names than FSF's glibc uses. I don't know the answer. Branden and (ben?)
have exchanged a few emails in debian-x about possible solutions/sources
of the problem. The debian-x archives may be interesting reading. Until
* Drew Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 18:18]:
That's dpkg-reconfigure, actually...
"dpkg-reconfigure xfree86-common" doesn't seem to do anything for me. It
runs, exits, and Xwrapper.config is exactly the same as it was before.
This would probably mean you set your debconf severity
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 23:29]:
I told the X people months ago not to force out utah - that's why I'm
pissed off. An overnight upgrade of gtk shouldn't break my x server. I
also think hiding behind the debian stand-by "it's not even supposed to
work" is why
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 23:29]:
I told the X people months ago not to force out utah - that's why I'm
pissed off. An overnight upgrade of gtk shouldn't break my x server. I
also think hiding behind the debian stand-by it's not even supposed to
work is why
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 00:14]:
You're forcing people to give up performance, correctness, and
hardware GL accelration altogether in some cases.
Aha!
We have found the root of the problem. :)
Please reconsider this statement. Who forces you to do anything? Does
[note: I've cut nothing from the body of Terry's original email, only
interspersed my comments in his email.]
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 00:52]:
Seth Arnold wrote:
Please reconsider this statement. Who forces you to do anything? Does
Branden force you out
* Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix II [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 01:32]:
The thing is, no one is weeding anything out. Users can still run 3.3.x.
You can't install 3.3.6-18 anymore, so I think it is cutting users out.
Perhaps it is cutting out users who join the project with woody's
original
Lukas, I think there are several things going on at once. xhost allows
individual hosts to connect to X -- by default, X doesn't listen to tcp
sockets (the -nolisten tcp bit in one of the /etc/X11/ files) so remote
hosts will not be able to connect, with or without xhost authorization.
Also, ssh
* Marcelo E. Magallon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 14:40]:
DRI's implementation is orders of magnitude cleaner and it *is* a
better option for some people (most of the people, probably), but
brushing Utah as a thing in the past is, at best, cluelessness. If
*you* had trouble setting up Utah
Ernst, I *think* the end problem is, XF86 uses a different set of locale
names than FSF's glibc uses. I don't know the answer. Branden and (ben?)
have exchanged a few emails in debian-x about possible solutions/sources
of the problem. The debian-x archives may be interesting reading. Until
* Marcelo E. Magallon [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 16:39]:
[...] and Utah's has some advantages for some people.
And the one person who has seemed to be effected thus far did not take
the time and effort to put his packages on hold. :-P
Whether it is better or worse, I am not prepared to make
* Drew Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001212 18:18]:
That's dpkg-reconfigure, actually...
dpkg-reconfigure xfree86-common doesn't seem to do anything for me. It
runs, exits, and Xwrapper.config is exactly the same as it was before.
This would probably mean you set your debconf severity level
* Juliusz Chroboczek [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 10:30]:
First of all, I'd like to know whether building Branden's packages on
a Potato system yields a usable version of XFree86.
Thanks for the note about not needing CC:s. I never know when I see
posts from new people. :)
You can indeed build
If the Makefile was written well, it will be simple. Open the Makefile
with your favorite editor (vim is mine! :) and look for lines similar to
-DSOMETHING. Add the -DKERNEL_2_3 bit to this line.
Or, if there isn't something that looks right, see if there is a CCFLAGS
line -- and add the
Terry, a few quick comments -- first, Utah-glx is in the past. While
their work may have been nifty at one point, and for people running
3.3.x perhaps necessary, XF 4.0.1 has a *much* easier GL system.
Second, I'm not sure what you mean by ``I have a g400, not a v3'' --
last time I ran the
Would the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config file affect gdm or kdm?
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 19:46]:
Not sure what the problem is here; I don't know what would make the X
server become a zombie process.
- Forwarded message from Harald Dunkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
From:
* Juliusz Chroboczek [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 10:30]:
First of all, I'd like to know whether building Branden's packages on
a Potato system yields a usable version of XFree86.
Thanks for the note about not needing CC:s. I never know when I see
posts from new people. :)
You can indeed build
If the Makefile was written well, it will be simple. Open the Makefile
with your favorite editor (vim is mine! :) and look for lines similar to
-DSOMETHING. Add the -DKERNEL_2_3 bit to this line.
Or, if there isn't something that looks right, see if there is a CCFLAGS
line -- and add the
Terry, a few quick comments -- first, Utah-glx is in the past. While
their work may have been nifty at one point, and for people running
3.3.x perhaps necessary, XF 4.0.1 has a *much* easier GL system.
Second, I'm not sure what you mean by ``I have a g400, not a v3'' --
last time I ran the dexter
Would the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config file affect gdm or kdm?
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001211 19:46]:
Not sure what the problem is here; I don't know what would make the X
server become a zombie process.
- Forwarded message from Harald Dunkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
From:
Ok, this situation is less than fun.
My first thought -- pretty much guaranteed to work -- download/buy/use
the latest release of potato, and reinstall. Not much fun, but I bet X
will work.
Second thought -- try dpkg -l | grep 4.0.1 and apt-get remove all these
packages. Check your
Ok, this situation is less than fun.
My first thought -- pretty much guaranteed to work -- download/buy/use
the latest release of potato, and reinstall. Not much fun, but I bet X
will work.
Second thought -- try dpkg -l | grep 4.0.1 and apt-get remove all these
packages. Check your
from Bill Darrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] -
Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Delivery-date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:56:47 -0800
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 19:54:47 -0500
From: Bill Darrow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; U)
X-Accept-Language: en
To: Seth Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re
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full explanation.)
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Envelope-to: sarnold@localhost
Delivery-date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:28:26 -0800
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Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Delivery-date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:28:26 -0800
Resent-Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:24:50 -0800 (PST)
Sure there is Branden;
Emmanuel, 4.0.1 is *not* for potato. If you want to run 4.0.1 on potato,
please search for Charl P. Botha's packages built for potato. If things
break, recognize that is because 4.0.1 was *never meant* for potato. If
it works, then it is magic. If it breaks, that is to be
* Michel D?nzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001207 15:55]:
Yes I have tried 800x600 and 640x480 and those modes were ok it was only my
default 1024x756 which was the problem.
Ahem, I was asking about other _depths_ actually, but thanks anyway :)
Joining the conversation late ... err .. is 1024x756
Branden, could you add a comment line to the Xwrapper.config file to the
effect of, ``Valid values are: root, console, everybody'' -- I wasn't
sure when this one hit me, so I guessed (and got it right, but
self-documenting config files are nice :).
Thanks :)
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big;
[branden, you *need* to change the maintainer address to debian-x --
this is getting nuts. :]
Walter: the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config file needs to be updated. Change
`root' to read `console' or `everyone' (or `everybody'?).
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001207 20:20]:
- Forwarded
* Christian T. Steigies [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001207 12:02]:
I have no PCI bus, I don't see PCI mentioned in the config file, is there a
way to stop loading that?
Me, I would try moving the module to some other directory, and see what
happens. :)
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely
* Michel D?nzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001207 15:55]:
Yes I have tried 800x600 and 640x480 and those modes were ok it was only my
default 1024x756 which was the problem.
Ahem, I was asking about other _depths_ actually, but thanks anyway :)
Joining the conversation late ... err .. is 1024x756
Branden, could you add a comment line to the Xwrapper.config file to the
effect of, ``Valid values are: root, console, everybody'' -- I wasn't
sure when this one hit me, so I guessed (and got it right, but
self-documenting config files are nice :).
Thanks :)
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So
[branden, you *need* to change the maintainer address to debian-x --
this is getting nuts. :]
Walter: the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config file needs to be updated. Change
`root' to read `console' or `everyone' (or `everybody'?).
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001207 20:20]:
- Forwarded
* Drew Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001205 05:09]:
I don't have any locale-gen file, config or executable. Where does it come
from?
locales
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all
really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL
* Frederic Seraphine [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001205 15:54]:
Depth 16 (not 16 bpp!) is a weird mode indeed. In depth 16, the
thought it was the same thing. I still must be computer graphic illiterate :-).o
I always knew in my heart of hearts that the asymmetric nature of depth
16 was bad news; now
* Drew Parsons [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001205 05:09]:
I don't have any locale-gen file, config or executable. Where does it come
from?
locales
--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all
really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
* Frederic Seraphine [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001205 15:54]:
Depth 16 (not 16 bpp!) is a weird mode indeed. In depth 16, the
thought it was the same thing. I still must be computer graphic illiterate
:-).o
I always knew in my heart of hearts that the asymmetric nature of depth
16 was bad news;
* Morten B. Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001204 02:28]:
When I use locale 'da_DK', xchat, Eterm and licq becomes unstable,
(xchat segfaults, Eterm hangs, licq segfaults from time to time)
Setting locale to 'C' solve these problems, I believe that this has
something do with the latest X.
* Morten B. Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001204 02:28]:
When I use locale 'da_DK', xchat, Eterm and licq becomes unstable,
(xchat segfaults, Eterm hangs, licq segfaults from time to time)
Setting locale to 'C' solve these problems, I believe that this has
something do with the latest X.
Aaron, please ensure you have the xutils package installed, per the
suggestion in the xfonts-* package descriptions.
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001204 15:18]:
Sounds like he is using a really old phase1 or phase2 package.
- Forwarded message from Aaron Brick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Greetings Debian User, you should consider debian-user@lists.debian.org
isntead of debian-x -- this mail list is intended for X developers.
As for your question, something like: dpkg -i kde*deb in the directory
you downloaded all the kde debs ought to do the job.
BTW -- why not just use apt with
[Do you ever have one of those days when it just isn't obvious what
quoting would be best to trim? This is one of those days. :]
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001203 13:20]:
Hi,
did anyone manage to run vmware-2 fullscreen with DGA
on XFree86 4.x ? -- I get the vmware message:
* Frederik Vanrenterghem [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001202 08:46]:
I've tried recompiling the kernel (a 2.4.0test10), but that didn't work
out, probably due to my Asus A7V motherboard or Duron 700 CPU or
something.
uhhh... this should be investigated. Compiling an application is a
fairly
* Otto Wyss [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001201 22:07]:
Okay, I'm going to send what I've gotten just to you, since it's rather
much and you might decide what should be sent to debian-x.
Well, I like to see everything, and I imagine anyone else would like to
see everything too. :)
First my
* Frederik Vanrenterghem [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001202 08:46]:
I've tried recompiling the kernel (a 2.4.0test10), but that didn't work
out, probably due to my Asus A7V motherboard or Duron 700 CPU or
something.
uhhh... this should be investigated. Compiling an application is a
fairly
Nathaniel, you are right -- reporting a bug against -10 and hearing it
is fixed in -7 is a little strange.
WRT your error message, I have approached similar problems in the past
by using dpkg directly on the apt-downloaded .deb packages, using the
--force-overwrite option. The problem isn't the
* Otto Wyss [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001130 15:11]:
Sorry if I had known, that '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' gets relayed to
debian-x, I wouldn't have sent it. Usually I send everything first at my
home address and than out to the world.
Well, Branden forwards email sent to his own account to debian-x if he
won't install on my
system, then I would love to hear about it. I was specifically curious
whether whatever action resulted in my bug report being closed involved
insight that might be helpful to me.
Anyway, thanks again for your time.
Nathaniel
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Seth Arnold
Goodness; what a horrible .signature. That would be a real incentive for
me to find a different employer. :) [Branden: it isn't Craig that you
need to worry about -- it is RMS! :]
In the meantime Otto, check your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file for a
fontpath element that is a unix-domain socket,
Nathaniel, you are right -- reporting a bug against -10 and hearing it
is fixed in -7 is a little strange.
WRT your error message, I have approached similar problems in the past
by using dpkg directly on the apt-downloaded .deb packages, using the
--force-overwrite option. The problem isn't the
* Rounds Nathaniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001130 16:38]:
I don't know if you have access to the original bug report, but I tried
Heh, the wonderful thing about debian is that the bug reports are all
available via a filesystem rather than through CGI business. So, all the
debian bug reports get
won't install on my
system, then I would love to hear about it. I was specifically curious
whether whatever action resulted in my bug report being closed involved
insight that might be helpful to me.
Anyway, thanks again for your time.
Nathaniel
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Seth Arnold
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001129 16:55]:
is there any documentation how to upgrade from
a 3.3.6 Server to the 4.x server?
No, I don't think there is. However, this might help you: (And no, I
don't know why I installed the proxy, frame buffer deal, nested X
server, or what uses the
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001129 18:19]:
is there a location where I can find information about
all the modules which are coming with the new X Server ?
Short of the source, I think my XF86Config-4 file is the closest thing
around. :)
$ cat /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 | grep -i load
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001129 16:55]:
is there any documentation how to upgrade from
a 3.3.6 Server to the 4.x server?
No, I don't think there is. However, this might help you: (And no, I
don't know why I installed the proxy, frame buffer deal, nested X
server, or what uses the X
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001129 18:14]:
wow, my X4 is already running. But when I try to use
xf86cfg I get a message:
Cannot open Cards database.
what am I missing?
Line 164 in changelog.Debian.gz for xfree86-common:
* debian/xserver-xfree86.*: stop shipping
* Johannes Zellner [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001129 18:19]:
is there a location where I can find information about
all the modules which are coming with the new X Server ?
Short of the source, I think my XF86Config-4 file is the closest thing
around. :)
$ cat /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 | grep -i load
[Sorry for quick reply, class starts soon :]
Jelmer, I too have noticed this. I normally run mozilla instead of
netscsape navigator 4.x, but it most definately corresponds to the
browser -- click *poof*, drag *poof*, etc. I too am running a 2.4.0
kernel, 2.4.0-test10.
I am running these on an
Vincent, please don't email branden directly -- for details of debian
packaging, debian-x is the correct forum; for general debian
integration, debian-user is probably the correct forum; for general X
questions, the xfree86.org lists are probably correct.
In the meantime, try directly
Alex, Branden suggests checking the amount of drive space you have free.
This seems wise enough, though I imagine you wouldn otice the problem
elsewhere. How about quotas? Are you running into quotas?
Considering that something builds, I am imagining that it wasn't a
problem for whoever built
[Sorry for quick reply, class starts soon :]
Jelmer, I too have noticed this. I normally run mozilla instead of
netscsape navigator 4.x, but it most definately corresponds to the
browser -- click *poof*, drag *poof*, etc. I too am running a 2.4.0
kernel, 2.4.0-test10.
I am running these on an
Vincent, please don't email branden directly -- for details of debian
packaging, debian-x is the correct forum; for general debian
integration, debian-user is probably the correct forum; for general X
questions, the xfree86.org lists are probably correct.
In the meantime, try directly
Alex, Branden suggests checking the amount of drive space you have free.
This seems wise enough, though I imagine you wouldn otice the problem
elsewhere. How about quotas? Are you running into quotas?
Considering that something builds, I am imagining that it wasn't a
problem for whoever built
I get an error of this sort:
Preparing to replace xlibs 4.0.1-7 (using .../xlibs_4.0.1-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.0.1-8_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in
I get an error of this sort:
Preparing to replace xlibs 4.0.1-7 (using .../xlibs_4.0.1-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xlibs ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.0.1-8_i386.deb
(--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults', which is also in
On top of that, if he wants harsh, he should read posts by Theo de Raadt
or D.J. Bernstein (sp?) some time. Someone even drew a rough picture of
Theo clubbing someone for not reading manpages. :- Hehehe.
* Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001121 22:41]:
I'm not even sure what he's talking
Giuliano, I posted much the same question as your #1 yesterday, and
someone had posted a response to my question shortly after I asked.
Check the debian-x archives for their response. :)
Regarding xf86cfg, this is to be expected. It is not nearly ready to be
called a production tool. You can use
Branden, my roommate is having trouble with the 4.0.1-6 upgrade. He
started out with a previous 4.0.1-x release, likely -3, -4 or -5. The
error message returned is that the postinst failed. We have received two
different error messages -- exit status 1 and exit status 5.
Running startx as a user
to be re-examined?)
;)
[hmm. I'm sorry to notice my .sig did not survive oryn's quoting... I'll
change that. :]
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Ketil, the problem is, it *is* a complex relationship. Trying to explain
the relationship in a package description is going to either bloat the
package descriptions to many many pages, or will drive the author of any
such description to commit themselves to a nearby mental institution.
The main
to be re-examined?)
;)
[hmm. I'm sorry to notice my .sig did not survive oryn's quoting... I'll
change that. :]
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/xlibmesa3
/usr/share/doc/xlibmesa3/copyright
/usr/share/doc/xlibmesa3/changelog.Debian.gz
Both are needed.
Cheers :)
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* Taketoshi Sano [EMAIL PROTECTED] [001119 05:00]:
Or you mean just the man page symlinking ? If so, excuse me for my confusion.
Yes, man page symlinks. :)
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