consolechars package removes xorg windows server

[A programmer]

Binary package hint: console-tools

I'm writing from a new installation of Ubuntu since the previous was compromised (I could not start the Xorg server since it was DELETED!). The configuration is exactly the same as before.

1) I'm sure I was using Ubuntu 10.10, I installed it in October from the CD. Today I've reinstalled and made all the updates and it says "Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal - released in April 2011 and supported until October 2012"

2) I installed "sudo apt-get install console-tools"

3) I wanted to use consolechars from console-tools to increase the size of font in the terminal (not the GUI emulation terminal BUT the one you access from CTRL+ALT+F1)

4) When I was installing "sudo apt-get install console-tools" , it removed many files included the ones of Xorg. So, after I reboot I wasn't able to access the main window. I tried the recovery mode and switched to the shell with networking, and typing "startx" it said that it couldn't find any Xorg

If I run sudo apt-get -s install console-tools I get:

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xxx@xxx:~$ sudo apt-get -s install console-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libconsole
Suggested packages:
  kbd-compat
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  console-setup kbd ubuntu-minimal xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm
  xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-geode xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740
  xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128
  xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
  xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  console-tools libconsole
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Remv xserver-xorg-video-intel [2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5.1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-voodoo [1:1.2.4-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-vmware [1:11.0.1-2build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-vesa [1:2.3.0-3build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-tseng [1:1.2.4-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-trident [1:1.3.4-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-tdfx [1:1.4.3-2build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-sisusb [1:0.9.4-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-sis [1:0.10.3-1build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion [1:1.7.4-0ubuntu2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-savage [1:2.3.1-2ubuntu2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-s3virge [1:1.10.4-2build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-s3 [1:0.6.3-2build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-rendition [1:4.2.4-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-ati [1:6.13.1-1ubuntu5] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-radeon [1:6.13.1-1ubuntu5] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-r128 [6.8.1-3build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-openchrome [1:0.2.904+svn842-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-nv [1:2.1.17-3ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-nouveau [1:0.0.16+git20100805+b96170a-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-neomagic [1:1.2.4-3build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-mga [1:1.4.11.dfsg-4build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-mach64 [6.8.2-3build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-i740 [1:1.3.2-2build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-i128 [1:1.3.3-2build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-geode [2.11.9-5] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [1:0.4.2-2ubuntu2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-cirrus [1:1.3.2-2ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-chips [1:1.2.3-1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-ark [1:0.7.2-2build2] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-apm [1:1.2.3-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-all [1:7.5+6ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-wacom [1:0.10.8-0ubuntu1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse [1:12.6.9-2build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-synaptics [1.2.2-2ubuntu5] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-mouse [1:1.5.0-2build1] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-input-evdev [1:2.3.2-6ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg:i386 xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-core [2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7] [xserver-xorg:i386 xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xorg [1:7.5+6ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg:i386 xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg [1:7.5+6ubuntu3] [xserver-xorg-video-all:i386 ]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-all [1:7.5+6ubuntu3]
Remv ubuntu-minimal [1.207]
Inst libconsole (1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [i386])
Remv console-setup [1.34ubuntu15] [kbd:i386 ]
Remv kbd [1.15-1ubuntu3] [gdm:i386 pm-utils:i386 ]
Inst console-tools (1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [i386])
Conf libconsole (1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [i386])
Conf console-tools (1:0.2.3dbs-65.1ubuntu2 Ubuntu:10.10/maverick [i386])
xxx@xxx:~$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: evince (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 14 11:48:26 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: evince

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Why not use setfont instead? It's installed by default, and it replaces consolechars.

console-tools is still in the archive because there may still be weird special cases that require it, but I don't think this is one of them.

[A programmer (acplusplusprogrammer)]

Yes, I know. After that I solved the problem with setfont, but still I
think it's quite inconvenient that a package uninstalls the graphical
server. I think it should be quite clear to people who are going to
install console-tools that they will lose any GUI. Just a suggestion :)

On 12/17/2010 12:27 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
> Why not use setfont instead? It's installed by default, and it replaces
> consolechars.
>
> console-tools is still in the archive because there may still be weird
> special cases that require it, but I don't think this is one of them.
>