On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 01:38:55PM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "Jerome" == Jerome Acks, <Jerome> writes: > > Jerome> When I run dpkg-reconfigure, I am only asked question > Jerome> about the "Configured Mouse" and I don't seem to have any > Jerome> way to change the configuration of the "Generic Mouse" or > Jerome> to remove it entirely. After going through the debconf > Jerome> documentation, it is still not clear to me how to delete > Jerome> the generic mouse entry from the debconf database. Any > Jerome> suggestions on how to do this? > > I hope some else comes up with a better answer to this then the one I > have below. > > My work around was to add my own server layout at the top of the file > *before* the debconf managed section and leave the Generic Mouse out > of it. The server will use the first ServerLayout section it finds by > default, and so the debconf generated one with two mice is left > unused. My file starts like this: Hi Shyamal, Yes this works. Thanks. Sure seem like a bug with the templates or scripts debconf uses to have entries for a "Generic Mouse" that you can't alter via debconf. Jerome > > # My own server layout to skip over the debconf generated default > # which insists on using the "Generic Mouse" InputDevice.... > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "My Server Layout" > Screen "Default Screen" > InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" > InputDevice "Configured Mouse" > EndSection > ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION > # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the > # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. > # > # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page. > # (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.) > # > # If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes > # before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the > # "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below. > > This works just fine, and I can dpkg-reconfigure as much as I want > without having to worry about the Generic Mouse. > > Cheers! > Shyamal > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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