On 2004-03-25 Greg Folkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 04:24, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > That does not work: > > * Because of the way debconf double-executes the config script set -x > > set for the current shell is not used when actually running the > > script. > > * Editing /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.* is lost > > when running 'dpkg --install', the interesting scripts (.config and > > .postinst - one of these was failing) are overwritten and the > > changes are lost before they are executed. > > > > Please install -7, *then* edit > > /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xfree86.(postinst|config) and afterwards > > run dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86.
> Okay here is the deal. It will NOT install. I have done as best I can to > get everything right for your needs. [...] > duke:~# DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg -i > /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb [...] > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 139 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xfree86_4.3.0-7_i386.deb > duke:~# COLUMNS=148 dpkg -l | grep xserver-xfree86 > + COLUMNS=148 > + dpkg -l > + grep xserver-xfree86 > iU xserver-xfree86 4.3.0-5 the > XFree86 X server [...] > duke:~# dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 [...] Now please edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserve... and invoke dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 again. cu andreas -- "See, I told you they'd listen to Reason," [SPOILER] Svfurlr fnlf, fuhggvat qbja gur juveyvat tha. Neal Stephenson in "Snow Crash"