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Re: /usr/lib/X11 vs. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11



*- shaul@rakefet.debian.org wrote about "/usr/lib/X11 vs. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11"
| These 2 directories (/usr/lib/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11) seems to me an exact 
| copy of each other. I could not find any link between them.
| Can I rm --force --recursive --verbose /usr/lib/X11 ?
| And if not, why ?
| What are the possible explanations that I have 2 copies of the same directory ?
| Are there any other files or directories that are duplicated somewhere else on 
| my system ?
| 
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Um, on my Debian 2.0 with the 3.3.2.3-2 version of the X11 Debian
packages I have

% ls -l /usr/lib/X11
   0 lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           16 Sep 20 21:11 /usr/lib/X11 -> ../X11R6/lib/X11/

So they are linked and a rm -frv /usr/lib/X11 would make your system
FUBAR.

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Brian 
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