Bug#195052: This bug is still there in 3.2 and does bad things for initial installation

["Nikita V. Youshchenko" <yoush@cs.msu.su>]

severity 195052 important
thanks

In current kdm/unstable package following code still exists in postinst:

# Automatically added by dh_installinit
if [ -x "/etc/init.d/kdm" ]; then
        update-rc.d kdm defaults 99 01 >/dev/null
        if [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ]; then
                invoke-rc.d kdm start
        else
                /etc/init.d/kdm start
        fi
fi


This breaks all the code above in the same script that decides either start 
kdm or not.

This affects badly debian initial installation.
If user selects to install kdm, X is started while packages are being 
installed, and the console will become hidden (and lost for unexperienced 
users who don't know aboun Ctrl+Alt+Fn).
But ot that console futher questions may be asked by base-config. User will 
not see them - when kdm's login prompt appears, user will think that 
installation is complete. This will end with uncomplete installation and 
broken system.

So I'm rising the bug's severity.

Btw, if the mentioned code is commented out, situation becomes much better. 
Base-config automatically starts kdm after installation is complete :).