tag 231569 + moreinfo thanks On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 02:15:40PM +0000, Jon Dowland wrote: > 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.
Well, the file /etc/X11/rgb.txt was part of the package payload according to dpkg, so the file should exist, unless you removed it yourself. Because files in /etc that are shipped by packages are "conffiles", dpkg will treat them specially, and attempt to preserve your local modifications. This includes file deletion. Please try reinstalling xfree86-common with "dpkg -i --force-confmiss", and please let me know if this resolves the problem. -- G. Branden Robinson | If atheism is a religion, then Debian GNU/Linux | health is a disease. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Clark Adams http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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