Re: Locking screen doesn't work

[Andrew Schulman <andrex@alumni.utexas.net>]

> On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 09:57:18AM -0500, Andrew Schulman wrote:
> > > > Do you also use the kdebluetooth package from the external 
> > repository?
> > > > If yes, purge and reinstall it.
> > > 
> > > thanks, locking works now (and kdebluetooth still works ;)
> > 
> > Yikes.  What the hell kind of a solution is that?  kdebluetooth is 
> > interfering with your desktop locking?  And purging and reinstalling 
> > fixes the problem?  Why, why?
> 
> Previous versions of the kdebluetooth .deb came with kbluelock. It used
> dpkg-divert to replace /usr/bin/kdesktop_lock.
> The current package does not ship kbluelock anymore but an upgrade does
> not remove the dpkg-divert entry. The package removal script, however,
> does this.

Sheesh... thanks.