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Bug#218604: xserver-xfree86: Install problem: parse error reading X server string `unknown'



On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 10:16:10AM -0500, John R. Daily wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.2.1-13
> Severity: minor
> 
> When installing 4.2.1-13 out of sid, I saw the following:
> 
> daily:~> sudo dpkg -i xserver-xfree86_4.2.1-13_i386.deb 
> (Reading database ... 149501 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-11 (using xserver-xfree86_4.2.1-13_i386.deb) ...
> parse error reading X server string `unknown'
> parse error reading X server string `unknown'
> Unpacking replacement xserver-xfree86 ...
> Setting up xserver-xfree86 (4.2.1-13) ...
> parse error reading X server string `unknown'
> parse error reading X server string `unknown'
> 
> I haven't had the courage to restart X to see if this is a real
> problem.

I don't think that error is coming from my scripts.

Can you dpkg-reconfigure the package as follows?:

DEBUG_XFREE86_PACKAGE=yes dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Please send the output to this bug.

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