This one time, at band camp, Steve Langasek said: > On Sun, Apr 16, 2006 at 11:26:40AM +0200, Daniele Venzano wrote: > > Package xserver-xorg fails to install on my system with the following > > messages: > > > Setting up xserver-xorg (7.0.12) ... > > dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure): > > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 64 > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xorg: > > xorg depends on xserver-xorg; however: > > Package xserver-xorg is not configured yet. > > dpkg: error processing xorg (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > xserver-xorg > > xorg > > Can you edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.postinst to change the first > line to read "#!/bin/sh -x" and then run dpkg --configure --pending, and > post the output? This should give us a clear indication of what's failing. I just ran across this and tried that - it dies right after sourcing the debconf confmodule - debconf's exec line to restart the scripts exit's 64. Commenting out the sourceing of confmodule lets the script run to completion, although that is clearly not a general solution. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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