Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1_i386 Severity: important
While trying doing an apt-get upgrade on testing, xserver-xfree86 got stuck in a loop while preconfiguring and would never completely install. I tried purging the package and re-installing, but now the package won't re-install due to the fact that the debconf data doesn't purge. Is there an easy way to purge the relevant part of the debconf database, or do I have to muck around it by hand? Can anyone tell what the specific problem is from the debugging info below? Thanks, Jim Crumley [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ DEBCONF_DEBUG='developer' sudo apt-get install xserver-xfree86 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: xserver-xfree86 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/5719kB of archives. After unpacking 15.7MB of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... debconf (developer): starting /tmp/xserver-xfree86.config.185941 configure debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping debconf (developer): --> 0 true debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/modules debconf (developer): --> 0 GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe, xtt debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- GET xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server owners debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-mach32, xserver-mach64, xserver-mach8, xserver-p9000, xserver-svga, xserver-vga16, xserver-xfree86 debconf (developer): <-- METAGET shared/default-x-server choices debconf (developer): --> 0 xserver-mach32, xserver-mach64, xserver-mach8, xserver-p9000, xserver-svga, xserver-vga16 debconf (developer): <-- SUBST shared/default-x-server choices xserver-mach32, xserver-mach64, xserver-mach8, xserver-p9000, xserver-svga, xserver-vga16, xserver-xfree86 debconf (developer): --> 0 debconf (developer): <-- FSET shared/default-x-server seen false debconf (developer): --> 0 false -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0 1.4.47 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:3.4.3-12 GCC support library ii xserver-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 files and utilities common to all ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4 compression library - runtime -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
