Bug#585981: kdm: postinst fails with squeeze D-I
Package: kdm
Version: 4:4.4.4-1
Severity: important
When trying to install the KDE task with Squeeze D-I (amd64), kdm's postinst-script fails.
Here is the output of running dpkg --configure -a in /target with the -x flag in the script:
Setting up kdm (4:4.4.4-1) ...
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! ]
+ PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1
+ export PERL_DL_NONLAZY
+ [ ]
+ exec /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/kdm.postinst configure
+ . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+ [ ! 1 ]
+ [ -z ]
+ exec
+ [ ]
+ exec
+ DEBCONF_REDIR=1
+ export DEBCONF_REDIR
+ DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER_FILE=/etc/X11/default-display-manager
+ [ ! -e /etc/X11/default-display-manager ]
+ DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER=
+ db_get shared/default-x-display-manager
+ _db_cmd GET shared/default-x-display-manager
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET shared/default-x-display-manager
+ IFS=
read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=gdm
+ return 0
+ DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER=gdm
+ [ -n gdm ]
+ DAEMON_NAME=
+ db_get gdm/daemon_name
+ _db_cmd GET gdm/daemon_name
+ IFS= printf %s\n GET gdm/daemon_name
+ IFS=
read -r _db_internal_line
+ RET=10 gdm/daemon_name doesn't exist
+ return 10
+ [ ! -n ]
+ which gdm
+ DAEMON_NAME=
dpkg: error processing kdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
kdm
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