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Re: xfree86-common package problems in stable



On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:10:40AM -0800, Michael Peddemors wrote:
> Actually, did an 
> dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-common_4.1.0-16_all.deb
> and it replaced all the missing files..  Most of the /etc/X11/Xseesion stuff, 
> and rgb.txt etc..  The point is one package must have confused the other.. I 
> would think that looking at the order I did things in, the fact that I 
> installed xserver-svga first (version 3 stuff), and then later installed the 
> xbase-common (via xbase-clients) that started the problem.. 
> I have it resolved, just trying to assist in avoiding this occurrence for 
> others.  It has to be an issue with xfree86-common installer that decided for 
> some reason not to install the configuration files wrongly, in my mind. 

The only "installer" for xfree86-common is dpkg.  Perhaps your problems
lie with it.

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