Bug#1001390: xterm / uxterm / lxterm suddenly missing from alternatives
Hi Sven,
On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 07:28:22PM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> There is a postinst script in dpkg which moves the misplaced files from
> /var/lib/dpkg to /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives, but if more than one
> package sets up an alternative, that is apparently not enough.
I didn't have any 'suspicious' files there.
> My recommendation would be to reinstall affected packages like xterm,
> and configure the alternatives again.
reinstalling xterm solved the problem.
> Sometimes Debian unstable lives by its name, although fortunately not
> too often.
I'm running unstable on my daily desktop + laptop for about 20 years now,
surprisingly few problems, I would say not more than 1-2 per year typically.
This bug can be closed.
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- Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/
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