xterm busted? -retraction
Jim Cornette
redhat-jc at insight.rr.com
Sat Sep 20 03:24:13 UTC 2003
I have the same problem with xterm erroring out. I ran up2date after
apt-get and it had the trutype-font package and xterm loaded again.
Sorry for my previous "cure" ( xterm is busted)
Jim
---------------
Jim Cornette wrote:
> Pat Gunn wrote:
>
>> Anyone else been having this problem?
>>
>> # up2date xterm
>> ....
>>
>> Installing...
>> 1:xterm
>> ########################################### [100%]
>> There was a fatal RPM install error. The message was:
>> There was a rpm unpack error installing the package: xterm-179-5
>> #
>>
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>
> I had the same troubles with getting xterm to install from rawhide. It
> requires XFree86-truetype-fonts. I am not sure why a basic xterm would
> require trutype fonts. Terminal fonts would be sufficient.
>
> BTW - I removed xterm and tried to install the program from RHN and it
> errored. I then ran yum and ended up getting the older version.
>
> Next, yum errored about depending upon an additional package. I ran the
> command below. (After apt-get suggested it.)
>
> apt-get upgrade xterm -f
>
>
> Jim
>
>
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