** Description changed: - Purging configuration files for motif-clients ... - dpkg: warning: while removing motif-clients, directory '/etc/X11/mwm' not empty so not removed. + [SRU] This fix was released in openmotif 2.3.3-7ubuntu1 in Raring. + While I don't believe this warrants an SRU on its own, the debdiffs + attached to LP: #1187507 fix the problem for Precise and Quantal. + + [IMPACT] + After purging the package motif-clients, unowned files are left in /etc/X11/mwm. + + [Test Case] + Install then purge motif-clients, verify that /etc/X11/mwm is empty. + $ sudo apt-get install motif-clients + $ sudo apt-get purge motif-clients + $ ls -l /etc/X11/mwm/ + total 0 + + On a system where the bug is present, the files menudefs.hook and + system.mwmrc will be listed. + + --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + From the piuparts log file attached to Debian bug #656169: + + Purging configuration files for motif-clients ... + dpkg: warning: while removing motif-clients, directory '/etc/X11/mwm' not empty so not removed. 0m18.5s ERROR: FAIL: Package purging left files on system: - /etc/X11 owned by: motif-clients, x11-common - /etc/X11/mwm owned by: motif-clients - /etc/X11/mwm/menudefs.hook not owned - /etc/X11/mwm/system.mwmrc not owned + /etc/X11 owned by: motif-clients, x11-common + /etc/X11/mwm owned by: motif-clients + /etc/X11/mwm/menudefs.hook not owned + /etc/X11/mwm/system.mwmrc not owned
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