Re: X configuration

[Angus Leeming <angus.leeming@btopenworld.com>]

Kent West wrote:
>>However, I find that I simply can't install artwiz-cursor, even if I
>>purge xfonts-artwiz from my system (below). Any ideas on how to proceed?
>>Angus
>>
>>$ dpkg --purge xfonts-artwiz
>>  
>>
> I'd try "apt-get --purge remove xfonts-artwiz", instead of using dpkg.

Thanks for persevering with this, Kent.

OK. I installed xfonts-artwiz so that I could run your command above and
then tried to apt-get install artwiz-cursor. Failed with the same error:

Unpacking artwiz-cursor (from .../artwiz-cursor_1%3a1.3-2_all.deb) ...
dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz
to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz-artwiz by artwiz-cursor'
clashes with `diversion of /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz
to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz-base by xfonts-artwiz'
dpkg: error
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/artwiz-cursor_1%3a1.3-2_all.deb
(--unpack):

Truly, this is baffling.

However, it's a side issue, no? All I really want
is /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz so that I can get X to
start.

Unfortunately, the obvious doesn't work:
$ (cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ && cp cursor.pcf.gz-base
cursor.pcf.gz)

Angus