Bug#363089: xserver-xorg: Does not install, pre-inst error, dependencies

[Josh Narins <josh@narins.net>]

Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6
Severity: important


When upgrading, x-window-system-core had an unmet dependency on
xserver-xorg, which failed during preconfigure. pre-inst (not post-inst)
exited with an exit status of 64.

I emptied /usr/X11R6/bin of the three remaining files.

Same error.

> apt-get -f install 

Same error.

> apt-get remove x-window-system-core

and all was well. I was surprised because apparently nothing was
dependent upon it.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.4.72     Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-7    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                       1:4.1.0-1  GCC support library
ii  libxau6                       1:1.0.0-2  X11 authorisation library
ii  libxdmcp6                     1:1.0.0-3  X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
pn  xserver-common                <none>     (no description available)
ii  zlib1g                        1:1.2.3-11 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends:
ii  discover                  2.0.7-2.1      hardware identification system
ii  laptop-detect             0.12.1         attempt to detect a laptop
pn  mdetect                   <none>         (no description available)
ii  xlibs                     6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System client libraries m
pn  xresprobe                 <none>         (no description available)