Package: xfree86-common
Version: 4.2.1-16
Severity: normal
I have installed xfree86-common as part of the dependencies for
vncserver. This machine does not run a local X server.
Attempting to start the terminal emulator 'rxvt' fails for me with the
error:
rxvt: can't load color "Black"
rxvt: can't load color "Black"
rxvt: aborting
On investigation I notice that
$ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt
... 16 2004-02-07 13:28 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt -> /etc/X11/rgb.txt
$ ls -l /etc/X11/rgb.txt
ls: /etc/X11/rgb.txt: No such file or directory
and
$ dpkg -S rgb.txt
xfree86-common: /etc/X11/rgb.txt
xfree86-common: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt
I believe this could be related to the problem. I do not know if rgb.txt
should be in the package xfree86-common, but I do believe that this
dangling symlink should not result from normal package installation.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Kernel: Linux 2.2.21
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB
Versions of packages xfree86-common depends on:
ii debconf 1.4.8 Debian configuration management sy
ii debianutils 2.6.2 Miscellaneous utilities specific t
-- debconf information:
xfree86-common/experimental_packages:
