[The machine was running 2.2r3, and I'm trying to move it to unstable. I've gone through many steps of 'apt-get update/upgrade/dist-upgrade' as well as running dpkg by hand.]
Package name is xlibs, version seems to be 4.1.0-7. pc-kilimanjaro:/var/cache/apt/archives# apt-get install xlibs <CR>Reading Package Lists... 0%<CR><CR>Reading Package Lists... 0%<CR><CR>Reading Package Lists... 2%<CR><CR>Reading Package Lists... Done<CR> <CR>Building Dependency Tree... 0%<CR><CR>Building Dependency Tree... 0%<CR><CR>Building Dependency Tree... 0%<CR><CR>Building Dependency Tree... 50%<CR><CR>Building Dependency Tree... 50%<CR><CR>Building Dependency Tree... Done<CR> Sorry, xlibs is already the newest version. 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. 310 packages not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. <CR><CR>Setting up xlibs (4.1.0-7) ... Analyzing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults: drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 1024 Oct 11 22:45 /usr drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 1024 Feb 3 2001 /usr/X11R6 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Oct 11 22:45 /usr/X11R6/lib drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 1024 Oct 12 18:10 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Oct 12 18:50 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults ERROR: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults is not a symbolic link. The package preinst script should have failed. Please report the package name, version, and the text of the above error message(s) to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. <more unrelated stuff from apt> pc-kilimanjaro:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls -ld /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Oct 12 18:50 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults pc-kilimanjaro:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 12 18:50 app-defaults -> /etc/X11/app-defaults pc-kilimanjaro:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls -l /var/cache/apt/archives/*xlib* -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 797292 Mar 23 2001 /var/cache/apt/archives/xlib6_3.3.6-38_i386.deb -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 45054 Oct 4 13:18 /var/cache/apt/archives/xlib6g-dev_4.1.0-7_all.deb -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 45248 Oct 4 13:18 /var/cache/apt/archives/xlib6g_4.1.0-7_all.deb -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2898514 Oct 4 13:32 /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs-dev_4.1.0-7_i386.deb -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1208916 Oct 4 13:33 /var/cache/apt/archives/xlibs_4.1.0-7_i386.deb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]