/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt link to /etc/X11/rgb.txt missing

Bug #49806 reported by marcello galli
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xrgb (Ubuntu)
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Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xrgb

The lack of this link breaks many old X11 application, as nedit, filerunner, xcolors etc.

This problem as been reported in Ubuntu forums and elsewhere on the net, but not submitted as a bug for the package xrgb.

May be related to bugs: #31620 #43136 #44297 #44923
Kubuntu 6.06 Dapper affected

Workaround:

 as root, do:
 ln -s /etc/X11/rgb.txt /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt

Revision history for this message
William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

I would assume that this would be a bug in those applications, not this package.

Changed in xrgb:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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