kdm package fails to install if gdm-2.20 is installed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gdm-2.20 (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace
# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up kdm (4:4.3.
dpkg: error processing kdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
kdm
Quote from strace of the dpkg:
[pid 31266] <... read resumed> "GET shared/
[pid 31266] write(7, "0 gdm-2.20\n", 11) = 11
[...]
[pid 31273] write(1, "GET gdm-2.20/
[pid 31273] dup2(11, 1) = 1
[pid 31273] close(11) = 0
[pid 31273] read(0, <unfinished ...>
[pid 31266] <... read resumed> "GET gdm-2.20/
[pid 31266] write(7, "10 gdm-2.20/
The problem appears to be that gdm-2.20 identifies itself as gdm to...something? dbus?, but default-
Repointing to gdm fails, because then certain things to start and stop the process fail.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 22 23:29:16 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027.1)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: kdm 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: kdebase-workspace
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(nautilus:30304): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
(polkit-
(firefox:30367): GLib-WARNING **: g_set_prgname() called multiple times
affects: | kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu) → gdm-2.20 (Ubuntu) |