Bug#207809: marked as done (xserver-xfree86: postrm script hangs)
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From: "Thomas E. Vaughan" <tevaugha@ball.com>
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Subject: xserver-xfree86: postrm script hangs
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-29
Severity: normal
It's hard to uninstall this package because xserver-xfree86.postrm
hangs.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
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From: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Bug#207809: xserver-xfree86: postrm script hangs
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On Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 06:57:19AM -0600, Thomas E. Vaughan wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-29
> Severity: normal
>=20
> It's hard to uninstall this package because xserver-xfree86.postrm
> hangs.
It's hard to do much about bugs that have already been fixed.
Namely, in xfree86 4.2.1-11.
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