Package: xfonts-base Version: 1:1.0.0-6 Severity: minor The package description says:
If you are not using a remote font server, you must install this package if you are installing an X server. It contains fonts, including the 'fixed' font, without which X servers will not work. According to Julien Cristau, this is no longer the case: http://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xorg-server/news/20090623T181812Z.html X seems to run correctly without xfonts-base installed. Please update the description accordingly. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (400, 'unstable'), (300, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages xfonts-base depends on: ii xfonts-utils 1:7.4+1 X Window System font utility progr xfonts-base recommends no packages. Versions of packages xfonts-base suggests: ii xserver-xorg-core [xserver 2:1.6.1.901-3 Xorg X server - core server -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
