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Re: Error when configuring (upgrading) xlibs



On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 12:52:29AM -0700, Chad Wallace wrote:
> I got this error when upgrading my packages.  The error occurs with
> xlibs version 4.1.0-17.
> 
> ---- Error message:
> ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults 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>.
> dpkg: error processing xlibs (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1

Thanks for the report.  We need a little more information:

  * We need /var/cache/apt/archive/xbase-clients_4.1.0-17_*.deb.  I.e., the
    file apt downloaded.  Please do not email it, but put it up on the web
    somewhere and provide us with a URL.

  * The output of the following 3 commands:
    + grep app-defaults /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list
    + ls -l /etc/X11
    + ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11

  * What was the previous version (if any) of xbase-clients that you were
    upgrading from?  Was this a new install?  Was there any output from
    xbase-clients *before* the 'Setting up xbase-clients (4.1.0-17)' message?

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