Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.14 Severity: important xserver-xorg 7.0.15 seems to be uninstallable.
I have moved the files it gives warnings on out of the way, and it still fails. Seems to be in the pre-inst script, which I took a peek at but was far too complex for me to deduce exactly what is happening ;) Thanks. -> ~ # apt-get -fu dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: xserver-xorg 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/220kB of archives. After unpacking 250kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Reading package fields... Done Reading package status... Done Retrieving bug reports... Done Reading changelogs... Done Preconfiguring packages ... xserver-xorg failed to preconfigure, with exit status 10 (Reading database ... 69409 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xserver-xorg 1:7.0.14 (using .../xserver-xorg_1%3a7.0.15_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_1%3a7.0.15_all.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 10 xserver-xorg postinst warning: not updating /etc/X11/xorg.conf; file has been customized Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_1%3a7.0.15_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-ck8-mt Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.5.0 Debian configuration management sy ii nvidia-glx [xserver-x 1.0.8756-4 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver ii x11-common 1:7.0.15 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xbase-clients 1:7.0.0-5 miscellaneous X clients ii xkb-data 0.8-5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-7 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.15 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-2 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.15 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.8.0-1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3 X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2 X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-3 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop pn mdetect <none> (no description available) pn xresprobe <none> (no description available) -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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