Re: Configure error of console-data (reported already?)
On Sun 28 Jan 2001, JP Sugarbroad wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 11:09:00PM -0800, Marc Wilson wrote:
> > Is it a bug? The changelog for console-data specifically states that you
> > must have console-tools installed, or the new changes to the postinst will
> > not work.
> >
> > IMHO, this means that console-data should depend on console-tools. Wouldn't
> > everyone agree? 'Cept it doesn't, of course. ^_^
>
> powerpc also manifests this bug, whether or not console-tools is
> installed. So for that arch at least, the dependency won't help.
Yes, but did you remove kbd first? So console-data should depend on
console-tools and conflict with kbd. On alpha I head the same problem
at first, but then I removed console-data and kbd, and when I installed
console-data and console-tools it worked fine:
Selecting previously deselected package console-data.
(Reading database ... 57037 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking console-data (from .../console-data_1999.08.29-14_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package console-tools-libs.
Unpacking console-tools-libs (from .../console-tools-libs_0.2.3-16_alpha.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package console-tools.
Unpacking console-tools (from .../console-tools_0.2.3-16_alpha.deb) ...
Moving default keymap /etc/kbd/default.kmap.gz to /etc/console-tools/default.kmap.gz
Setting up console-data (1999.08.29-14) ...
NONE
Setting up console-tools-libs (0.2.3-16) ...
Setting up console-tools (0.2.3-16) ...
NONE
Loading /etc/console-tools/default.kmap.gz
Paul Slootman
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