Checking XKB data files (was Re: Bug#240807: XFree 4.3 Swedish xkb error on Debian testing/unstable)
On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 03:19:53PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
[...]
> The XKB data files are conffiles, meaning that they are not always
> unpacked to the system exactly as shipped; dpkg tries to respect local
> customizations.
>
> If you reinstall xlibs with the command:
>
> # dpkg --install --force-confnew --force-confmiss xlibs_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
>
> ...does the file suddenly add the missing line?
This is indeed the root of most problems.
Is there an easy way for bug reporters to check whether their installed
files match the ones shipped by xlibs?
Denis
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