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Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 7 Feb 2004 14:15:45 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 07 06:15:45 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from 82-39-115-104.cable.ubr03.newy.blueyonder.co.uk (ice) [82.39.115.104] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1ApTFI-00076E-00; Sat, 07 Feb 2004 06:15:44 -0800 Received: from jon by ice with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ApTFE-0003s1-00; Sat, 07 Feb 2004 14:15:40 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: xfree86-common: dangling symlink to rgb.txt X-Mailer: reportbug 2.42 Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 14:15:40 +0000 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_02_01 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.0 required=4.0 tests=HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_02_01 X-Spam-Level: Package: xfree86-common Version: 4.2.1-16 Severity: normal I have installed xfree86-common as part of the dependencies for vncserver. This machine does not run a local X server. Attempting to start the terminal emulator 'rxvt' fails for me with the error: rxvt: can't load color "Black" rxvt: can't load color "Black" rxvt: aborting On investigation I notice that $ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt ... 16 2004-02-07 13:28 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt -> /etc/X11/rgb.txt $ ls -l /etc/X11/rgb.txt ls: /etc/X11/rgb.txt: No such file or directory and $ dpkg -S rgb.txt xfree86-common: /etc/X11/rgb.txt xfree86-common: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt I believe this could be related to the problem. I do not know if rgb.txt should be in the package xfree86-common, but I do believe that this dangling symlink should not result from normal package installation. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i586) Kernel: Linux 2.2.21 Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB Versions of packages xfree86-common depends on: ii debconf 1.4.8 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.6.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t -- debconf information: xfree86-common/experimental_packages: --------------------------------------- Received: (at 231569-done) by bugs.debian.org; 13 Feb 2004 23:51:16 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb 13 15:51:16 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from dhcp065-026-182-085.indy.rr.com (redwald.deadbeast.net) [65.26.182.85] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1Arn5X-0003wi-00; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:51:15 -0800 Received: by redwald.deadbeast.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 59E3264223; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:51:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:51:14 -0500 From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#231569: xfree86-common: dangling symlink to rgb.txt Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_02_12 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.0 required=4.0 tests=HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_02_12 X-Spam-Level: --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:23:18PM +0000, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 03:40:22PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Well, the file /etc/X11/rgb.txt was part of the package payload > > according to dpkg, so the file should exist, unless you removed it > > yourself. Because files in /etc that are shipped by packages are > > "conffiles", dpkg will treat them specially, and attempt to preserve > > your local modifications. > >=20 > > This includes file deletion. > >=20 > > Please try reinstalling xfree86-common with "dpkg -i --force-confmiss", > > and please let me know if this resolves the problem. >=20 > Dear Branden, >=20 > This has indeed solved the problem. >=20 > Thank you for your detailed and somewhat patient response :-) Glad I could be of service. Closing per submitter. --=20 G. Branden Robinson | I suspect Linus wrote that in a Debian GNU/Linux | complicated way only to be able to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | have that comment in there. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Lars Wirzenius --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkAtYvEACgkQ6kxmHytGonx4ywCfYIB2PccXdVomE81NhoQKSi31 MD0An0MVRhCZKAl654YuAyyYEyp0Scxr =I562 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --TB36FDmn/VVEgNH/--