Package: xserver-xorg Version: 7.5+8 Tags: patch xserver-xorg now no longer creates xorg.conf but XF86Config-4 is not deleted when purged. So purging and reinstalling even the whole xorg stack can lead to X not starting because looking into the old file.
I'd suggest removing it in purge. diff -r -u -N xorg-7.5+8/debian/xserver-xorg.postrm.in xorg-7.5+8.new/debian/xserver-xorg.postrm.in --- xorg-7.5+8/debian/xserver-xorg.postrm.in 2010-03-10 06:21:26.000000000 +0100 +++ xorg-7.5+8.new/debian/xserver-xorg.postrm.in 2011-01-18 18:35:25.000000000 +0100 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rm -f "$SERVER_SYMLINK" rm -f "$XORGCONFIG_CHECKSUM" "$XORGCONFIG_ROSTER" rm -f "$SERVER_SYMLINK_CHECKSUM" "$SERVER_SYMLINK_ROSTER" - rm -f "$XORGCONFIG" + rm -f "$XORGCONFIG" "$XF86CONFIG" for DIR in "$CONFIG_DIR" "$CONFIG_AUX_DIR"; do rmdir "$DIR" 2> /dev/null || true Another solution would be to change the Xserver to no longer look into that old file, which would be worthwhile otherwise, but would still keep that file around after purge on a system upgraded for some Debian releases before. Bernhard R. Link -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110118174001.ga29...@pcpool00.mathematik.uni-freiburg.de