xorg depends on fonts, package does not.

[rew]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg

The package doesn't depend on/pull in the fonts. But starting an Xserver then results in:

Fatal server error:
No valid FontPath could be found.

after:

apt-get install xfonts-base

the Xserver starts.

Ooops. This IS on the older 8.10 version of ubuntu, so maybe this has been fixed in jaunty. kostunrix:~# apt-cache policy xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.4~5ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:7.4~5ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.4~5ubuntu3 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
kostunrix:~# apt-cache policy xfonts-base
xfonts-base:
  Installed: 1:1.0.0-5
  Candidate: 1:1.0.0-5
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.0.0-5 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
kostunrix:~#

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

xserver-xorg-core Recommends xfonts-base, and such packages are installed by default on 8.10->. I don't know how you managed to not get it installed.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

let's leave open until it's known why it's just Recommends.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

ok, it's like that because you can use a remote font server, in which case you don't need to have xfonts-base installed.

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

reopening, will investigate further. xserver 1.6 in jaunty should not need xfonts-base.