Bug#405458: xterm: postinstall script fails on a symbolic link update
Package: xterm
Version: 222-1etch1
Severity: minor
xterm upgrade (version 222-1etch1), apt-get log :
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Errors were encountered while processing:
xterm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@aldur /etc # apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up xterm (222-1etch1) ...
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/share/man/man1/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz' to `/etc/alternatives/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz': File exists
dpkg: error processing xterm (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
xterm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Versions of packages xterm depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libfontconfig1 2.4.1-2 generic font configuration library
ii libice6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libncurses5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii libsm6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 Session Management library
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-4 X11 client-side library
ii libxaw7 1:1.0.2-4 X11 Athena Widget library
ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxft2 2.1.8.2-8 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxmu6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 miscellaneous utility library
ii libxt6 1:1.0.2-2 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii xbitmaps 1.0.1-2 Base X bitmaps
Versions of packages xterm recommends:
ii xutils 1:7.1.ds.3-1 X Window System utility programs
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