Bug#329895: gconf2-common: if there is no /etc/gconf/2, package wants to create /etc/gconf2 and fails.

[Wilfried Goesgens]

Package: gconf2-common
Version: 2.10.1-5
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable




Setting up gconf2-common (2.10.1-3) ...

Creating config file /etc/gconf/2/path with new version
cp: cannot create regular file `/etc/gconf/2/path': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing gconf2-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gconf2-common


ls /etc/gconf/ -F
1/  gconf.xml.defaults/  gconf.xml.mandatory/  schemas/



ls /etc/gconf2
ls: /etc/gconf2: No such file or directory


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.1111.11
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gconf2-common depends on:
ii  ucf                           2.001      Update Configuration File: preserv

gconf2-common recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information