/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers uses old /usr/bin/X not Xorg
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xdm (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xdm
After a minimal install of xserver and xdm, xdm does not start because X binary cannot be started. It is possible, that this is not a bug of xdm itself, please see note of workaround below:
Cause:
File /etc/X11/
:0 local /usr/bin/X :0 vt7 -nolisten tcp
No such file or symbolic link exists, but /usr/bin/Xorg exists.
# WORKAROUND: Might be bug in ubuntu xdm or xserver package,
# reported launchpad #?NOTYET. Not clear, if xdm base config is
# broken, xorg install failed to create symlink or our install instructions
# broke it.
if ! test -e /usr/bin/X; then
sed -i -r -e 's/ \/usr\/bin\/X / \/usr\/bin\/Xorg /' /etc/X11/
fi
you just need to install xserver-xorg too.