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Re: Xfree86 symlinks gone



on Tue, Oct 24, 2000 at 11:11:57AM -0700, Rob Hudson (rob@eugene.net) wrote:
> Hubert Chan said these things on 20001024.1151:
> | Rob Hudson <rob@eugene.net> writes:
> | 
> | [cut]
> | > Setting up libgnomeui32 (1.2.8-helix1) ...
> | > ldconfig: warning: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 is not a symlink
> | > ldconfig: warning: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw3d.so.6 is not a symlink
> | > ldconfig: warning: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6 is not a symlink
> | > 
> | > What is the best way to restore the symlinks?  
> | 
> | Try running ldconfig (as root).  I think that should to the trick.
> 
> I got the same errors as above.
> 
> Can I remove X and re-install it?  Is there a better way, maybe
> apt-get it and just over-write the current X files?

    $ apt-get foo --reinstall

...should handle that for you.  Confirm the package you want with 
dpkg -S first.
    


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