Re: Problem with scalable fonts
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On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Antonio M. Roldan wrote:
> I've upgraded to xfree3.3 using the packages located in "bo-updates"
> and found the following error messages when installing scalable fonts:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> # dpkg -i xfntscl_3.3-3_all.deb
> (Reading database ... 23014 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xfntscl 3.2-6 (using xfntscl_3.3-3_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement xfntscl ...
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> dpkg: error processing xfntscl_3.3-3_all.deb (--install):
> subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
> Adjusting font index in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo...
> Adjusting font index in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> xfntscl_3.3-3_all.deb
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The efect is that the scalable fonts aren't upgraded and the xserver
> seems to need them. For example, netscape seems horrible, because it
> uses these fonts.
This may be a problem with the switch from compressed to gziped fonts
between xfree3.2 and xfree3.3. Did you install xbase and xlib6 first?
Try reinstalling all the font packages and see if that helps.
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