Re: Problems with xbase/xserver upgrade
On: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 14:04:35 -0400 Mark H Mabry writes:
>
> I've been running slink for a few weeks. Last night I upgraded and
> xbase and xserver failed to install. What is worse is that somehow
> they deleted (at least) the "xdm" executable. Some of the message
> during the failure said that the file
>
> /var/dpkg/(i forgot dirname)/tmp.ci/preinst
>
> does not exist. When I went to look for preinst, I found that the
> dir "tmp.ci" didn't exist. Does anyone know what the problem is
> here? Any workarounds?
Install the previous version of these packages. I remember having
read a warning regarding this in the last days, let's see if I find
them ...
Yep, found:
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I just want to reiterate my warning to everyone that the new X packages are
not ready for prime time yet. Only those willing to help debug silly
packaging errors should use the new version (3.3.2.3a-3). Other should use
dpkg or dselect to put their X packages on hold.
Those who do not auto-upgrade from the slink tree have nothing to worry
about.
I'm working on 3.3.2.3a-4 now. Thanks to Joseph Carter for helping find
some bugs in -3.
--
G. Branden Robinson | The only way to get rid of a temptation
Debian GNU/Linux | is to yield to it.
branden@ecn.purdue.edu | -- Oscar Wilde
cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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I set all X11 packages on hold (as well as Emacs and XEmacs[1]) and
tetex-bin which has some problems too.
Torsten
Footnotes:
[1] I don't want to update Emacsen every 2nd day.
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