Re: XF86Setup fails

[Conrado Badenas <Conrado.Badenas@uv.es>]

> ds wrote:
> 
> I have just finished installing Debian HAMM.  I installed
> only the basics.  Then I went back with dselect and
> installed xserver-svga to use with my CL5428 video
> card.  Now when I execute XF86Setup, I get the following
> error:
> 
> Couldn't read card database file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards

I got a similar error when I first installed Hamm: install only standard
packages in order to control what I need, and also install a xserver in
order to use a minimal X. The problem is that I didn't install the
package xbase: install it.

File /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards is contained in package xbase. I think
that xserver-* maintainers should make something to not allow to install
xserver-* packages before having installed xbase.

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