Bug#257023: xlibs: xkbd-data not installed by default, should not be part of a dummy/meta package
Package: xlibs
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4
Severity: important
Hello,
I've just made a fresh sarge installation (without tasksel) and ended up
without xkbd data because xlibs is not depended on by any package
(including x-window-system-core). This results in a rather broken
keyboard if you are not using a generic 101-key US-keyboard, e.g. me
with de-keyborad was unable to enter | or @ because almost all modifiers
do not work.
A couple of thoughts:
* Imho xserver-xfree86 should depend on xkbd-data.
* Why do I need to install libraries that I do not want to install like
libxft1 when I just want a working keyboard? I.e. isn't it a quite bad
idea to put real, unrelated data in the meta package xlibs?
I am submitting this against xlibs because that is where the xbd bugs
currently end up, instead of against the source package xfree86.
cu andreas
-- Package-specific info:
Keyboard-related contents of XFree86 X server log file
/var/log/XFree86.0.log:
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
(**) XKB: model: "pc105"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "de"
(**) XKB: layout: "de"
(**) Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
(**) XKB: variant: "nodeadkeys"
(**) Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:meta_win"
(**) XKB: options: "altwin:meta_win"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist.
--
(**) NV(0): DPMS enabled
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Keyboard "Generic Keyboard" handled by legacy driver
(**) Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "MouseManPlusPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
XFree86 X server log files on system:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33283 2004-06-30 16:17 /var/log/XFree86.0.log
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26-1-k7
Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8
Versions of packages xlibs depends on:
ii libice6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libsm6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System Session Management
ii libx11-6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System protocol client li
ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii libxft1 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxi6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System Input extension li
ii libxmu6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System miscellaneous util
ii libxmuu1 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 lightweight X Window System miscel
ii libxp6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System printing extension
ii libxpm4 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X pixmap library
ii libxrandr2 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii libxt6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Toolkit Intrinsics
ii libxtrap6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System protocol-trapping
ii libxtst6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System event recording an
ii xlibs-data 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 X Window System client data
-- no debconf information
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