weird apt-dpkg-X4 behaviour
Hello list!
I recently had a crash which caused slight data corruption, including the
tragic loss of /etc/X11/rgb.txt (provided by xfree86-common)
I had updated to version 4.0.2-7 of xfree86-common when someone from
debian-french told me there might be something wrong with
/etc/X11/rgb.txt
Indeed it was missing ! (and /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt was a broken symlink)
I did apt-get install --reinstall xfree86-common , I tried dpkg -i
xfree86-common. It work OK, but still no /etc/X11/rgb.txt.
I removed the broken symlink (/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt) and tried again.
The bloody symlink was restored but *not* the original file !!
Then I extracted the whole package to a temp dir and I was finally able
to copy rgb.txt to /etc/X11.
I'd like somebody to please explain why --reinstalling didn't re-create
/etc/X11/rgb.txt. Is it a bug ?
TIA,
[a much relieved but a bit upset] Romain
--
Ain't no right way to do a wrong thing.
-- The Mad Dogtender
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