On Sat, 2004-06-05 at 14:40, Bradley Alexander wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I did a dist-upgrade on one of my sid boxes yesterday, and I can't get > xserver-xfree86 to install. Because of that, x-window-system-core and > x-window-system cannot install. When I run apt-get dist-upgrade, apt-get -f > install or manually dpkg -i, I get the following (this one is from an apt-get > - -f install): > > After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. > Setting up xserver-xfree86 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-1) ... > dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of x-window-system-core: > x-window-system-core depends on xserver-xfree86; however: > Package xserver-xfree86 is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing x-window-system-core (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of x-window-system: > x-window-system depends on x-window-system-core; however: > Package x-window-system-core is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing x-window-system (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > xserver-xfree86 > x-window-system-core > x-window-system > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > Can someone point me in the right directon on getting this installed? I > checked bugs.d.o, but did not see a similar bug.
Just FYI, I got exactly the same problem ("script returned exit status 127" when running dpkg --configure for the xserver-xfree86 package). And either X or GDM then refused to start (I'm not sure which it was). I previously had a debian-testing setup, and added "unstable" then did dist-upgrade [mainly so I can play with gnome-2.6]. Eventually I marked the xserver-xfree86 package as "HOLD" and did "dpkg --configure -a", which seemed to at least get graphics working again. However I'm fairly new to debian, so I really don't know what I'm doing yet. Cheers, Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]