#148258 dpkg: Those old conffile/directory/symlink blues

Package:
dpkg
Source:
dpkg
Description:
Debian package management system
Submitter:
Branden Robinson
Date:
2015-03-29 01:30:09 UTC
Severity:
normal
#148258#5
Date:
2002-05-27 03:43:36 UTC
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Package: dpkg
Version: n/a
Severity: normal

branden@auric:~/pool/main/x/xfree86$ for F in xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_*.deb; do echo -n "$F: "; dpkg-deb -c $F | grep etc/X11/xkb/compiled; done
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_alpha.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-16 18:48:00 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_arm.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 10:54:46 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_hppa.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-16 19:17:13 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_i386.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-16 08:26:03 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_ia64.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 03:15:10 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_m68k.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-18 03:19:27 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_mips.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 11:24:42 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_mipsel.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 07:18:11 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_powerpc.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-16 18:50:38 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_s390.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 05:07:35 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb
xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_sparc.deb: lrwxrwxrwx root/root         0 2002-04-17 01:49:41 ./etc/X11/xkb/compiled -> /var/lib/xkb

Mr. Robinson, does the problem go away if you install the package with the
following command?:

dpkg --force-confmiss --install xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_i386.deb

(I presume you're using an i386 machine.  If not, please substitute
your architecture.)
#148258#10
Date:
2002-05-27 04:32:58 UTC
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To:
Ok, here's what I need:

  * I need /var/cache/apt/archive/xbase-clients_4.1.0-16_*.deb.  Ie, the file
    apt downloaded.  Do not email it, but put it up on the web somewhere.

  * The output of the following 3 commands:
    * grep etc/X11/xkb/compiled /var/lib/dpkg/*.list
    * grep var/lib/xkb /var/lib/dpkg/*.list
    * ls -l /etc/X11/xkb

  * What was the previous version(if any) of xbase-clients that you were
    upgrading from?  Was this a new install?  Was there any output from
    xbase-clients *before* the 'Setting up xbase-clients (4.1.0-16)' message
    above?

All well and good, but you looking at the debs on auric, prooves nothing, as
the problem is occurring on Mark's system, not auric's.

We must know what is happening to his system; either at his system, or in
transit.

That --force option will have no affect.