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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] modular xorg
From:       Thomas Spuhler <thomas () btspuhler ! com>
Date:       2006-05-21 23:06:41
Message-ID: 200605211606.47129.thomas () btspuhler ! com
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On Saturday 20 May 2006 04:32 pm, Olivier Thauvin wrote:
> On Sat, 20 May 2006 16:08:19 -0700
>
> Thomas Spuhler <thomas@btspuhler.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the clarification.
> > Is there a pretty easy way to install only those that are needed?
I installed urpmi xorg-7.

It installed 291 packages
at the end i got
xorg-x11-75dpi -fonts #################################
Needed by scrip(s) in runlevel5:dm(start) dm(start) rgb
error: %preun (xorg-x11-xfs-6.9.0-12mdk.i586)
  scriplet failed, exit status 1

>
> Try XFdrake - I've heard it is ready for xorg 7.0.
XFdrake wanted to install software and installed the missing rgb
testing the setup showed a nice xwindows

>
> If you find bugs, report it, if it works, that's nice for you. But keep in
> memory it's cooker.
start failed with several errors:
xinxitrc line 30 xterm: command failed
line 31 xterm:command failed
line 32 exec:xterm no xterm
and one more I don't remember

strange, the test in XFdrake worked.

>
> I profit to also add a personnal comment: I complain about some packaging
> issue in xorg packages (description, changelog), but in fact the real issue
> is all file conflicts, missing obsoletes, in some words: currently the
> update simply does not work ! But finally, even there are still issues,
> thanks to the packager who made the gazillon of xorgs, it is very hard to
> figure what will happend when 10 packages become 235 (the only count I
> have).
>
> So, be patient :)


Thomas Spuhler

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