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Bug#1001390: xterm / uxterm / lxterm suddenly missing from alternatives



On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 05:36:03PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:

> Probably you have hit bug #1001198 in dpkg 1.21.0, which corrupts the
> alternatives database.

ugh :(  That may very well be.

> Did you upgrade dpkg to version 1.21.1 yet?  If not, please do so and
> report back.

yes, I do have dpkg version 1.21.1 installed [by now].  Should that have
automagically fixed the corrupted database?  I couldn't immediately see
from #1001198 whether any recovery action is required on affected systems.

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