Bug#152505: xnest: Please fix this bug, which is still annoying diligent users
Package: xnest
Version: 2:1.1.1-15
Followup-For: Bug #152505
I have been caught out by this bug before, and just now again: the
first time was long enough ago that this time I had forgotten the
first time. Branden suggests reading the X FAQ. I can't find it on my
system. Branden said it was under /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common, but
it's not in the successor package, x11-common. Hmm, google:
http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/FAQ
OK, now I can see a question about Xnest, and it says I should use
xephyr. OK, I try that, but I get exactly the same problem. Now I read
the question, and it tells me what to do. And the script works.
So, why am I still writing this? Because I shouldn't have to ransack
the BTS and go chasing across the web just to run a nested X server.
Please can you package the wrapper script as /usr/bin/X{ephyr,nest},
then everything will just work? Or package the script under another
name, add a note to the man pages about it, and preferably put a
comment in the script or man pages explaining why you can't just
install the wrapper as the name of the program it wraps.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages xnest depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-4 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 authorisation library
ii libxdmcp6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxfont1 1:1.2.2-1 X11 font rasterisation library
xnest recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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