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Re: error report



On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 02:56:18PM -0200, Flavio Mendes wrote:
> after a non-successfull apt-get upgrade (im using sid) a 'apt-get install
> -f' returns:
> 
> Setting up xfree86-common (4.1.0-9) ...
> Analyzing /usr/bin/X11:
> drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root         4096 Dec  3 14:17 /usr
> drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root        24576 Dec 27 14:48 /usr/bin
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Dec 13 15:00 /usr/bin/X11
> ERROR: /usr/bin/X11 is not a symbolic link.  The package preinst script
> should
> have failed.
> Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error
> message(s) to <debian-x@lists.debian.org>.

Can you send us the output of "dpkg -S /usr/bin/X11"?

Also, have you ever installed XFree86 on this system in a way that
didn't involve the Debian packaging system?  E.g., by compiling and
installing your own from source?  Or by converting a running system from
another Linux distribution without wiping the partition?

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