Devuan bug report logs - #886
installation broken: failed to create symlink for xfce-x.svg diversion

Package: desktop-base; Severity: grave; Reported by: Martin Steigerwald <[email protected]>; Done: fsmithred <[email protected]>; Maintainer for desktop-base is fsmithred <[email protected]>.

Marked as fixed in versions 1:5.9. Request was from Mark Hindley <[email protected]> to [email protected]. Full text available.

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Fixed in desktop-base v.5.9

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I added a test for that file before trying to divert it.
Hopefully fixed in version 5.9

fsmithred


On 4/7/25 15:55, Mark Hindley wrote:
> Control: severity -1 grave
> 
> Martin,
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Increasing severity to RC to prevent migration to excalibur.
> 
> Mark

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Martin,

Thanks

Increasing severity to RC to prevent migration to excalibur.

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Package: desktop-base
Version: 1:5.8
Severity: normal
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Dear Maintainer,

I am getting this on Devuan Ceres:

Preparing to unpack .../desktop-base_1%3a5.8_all.deb ...
No alternatives for desktop-grub to clean up
No alternatives for desktop-background to clean up
No alternatives for desktop-background.xml to clean up
No alternatives for desktop-splash to clean up
No alternatives for grub-theme to clean up
No alternatives for desktop-grub-theme to clean up
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-x.svg to /usr/
share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-x.svg.distrib by desktop-base'
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-
x.svg': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/desktop-
base_1%3a5.8_all.deb (--unpack):
 new desktop-base package pre-installation script subprocess returned=20
error exit status 1
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper supports rm_conffile
+ dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/kde3/kdeglobals 6.0.1 -- abort-
upgrade 1:5.6 1:5.8
[=E2=80=A6]
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I do not use XFCE, but Plasma.

=46or now pinning to old 5.6 version.

Thanks,
Martin

=2D- System Information:
Distributor ID: Devuan
Description:    Devuan GNU/Linux 6 (excalibur/ceres)
Release:        6
Codename:       excalibur ceres
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.12.21-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=3Dde_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=3Dde_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=3DUTF-8),=20
LANGUAGE=3Dde
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: runit (via /run/runit.stopit)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages desktop-base depends on:
ii  clearlooks-phenix-sapphire-theme  10.0.0-2
ii  deepsea-icon-theme                1.1
ii  dmz-cursor-theme                  0.4.5.2
ii  dpkg                              1.22.18
ii  gnome-extra-icons                 1.1-3.1
ii  librsvg2-common                   2.60.0+dfsg-1

desktop-base recommends no packages.

Versions of packages desktop-base suggests:
ii  kde-standard  5:161

=2D- Configuration Files:
/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf-devuan-cinnabar [file not found]
/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf-devuan-darkpurpy [file not found]
/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf-devuan-deepsea [file not found]
/etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf-devuan-sapphire [file not found]
/etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml-devuan-sapphire [file=20
not found]

=2D- no debconf information

=2D-=20
Martin

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bug#886; Package desktop-base. Full text available.

Devuan bug report logs - #886 installation broken: failed to create symlink for xfce-x.svg diversion

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Devuan bug report logs - #886
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