Bug#496548: xmodmap in xdm Xsetup, empty modifier map, broken Shift
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 19:06:52 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> -root@anarres:~> dpkg -i /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb
> dpkg: considering removing xkb-data-legacy in favour of xkb-data ...
> dpkg: yes, will remove xkb-data-legacy in favour of xkb-data.
> (Reading database ... 226123 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking xkb-data (from .../xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb (--install):
> cannot remove file `/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/vn': Not a directory
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_1.3-2_all.deb
> -root@anarres:~> dpkg -i /export/mirror/debian-ftp/pool/main/x/xkb-data-legacy/xkb-data-legacy_1.0.1-4_all.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package xkb-data-legacy.
> dpkg: considering removing xkb-data in favour of xkb-data-legacy ...
> xkb-data is not properly installed - ignoring any dependencies on it.
> dpkg: yes, will remove xkb-data in favour of xkb-data-legacy.
> (Reading database ... 226328 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xkb-data-legacy 1.0.1-4 (using .../xkb-data-legacy_1.0.1-4_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement xkb-data-legacy ...
> Setting up xkb-data-legacy (1.0.1-4) ...
> -root@anarres:~>
>
Hrm. Why is dpkg unpacking xkb-data before removing -legacy? Looks
like some Conflicts/Replaces are missing there.
Anyway, should be pretty easy to work around by removing xkb-data-legacy
first.
Cheers,
Julien
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