Bug#340765: marked as done (fails to install: /etc/alternatives/desktop-splash: No such file or directory)

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Subject: fails to install: /etc/alternatives/desktop-splash: No such file or directory
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Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.12.0-1
Severity: serious
Tags: experimental

According to the changelog of gnome-session/2.12.0-1, it uses its own
image now and therefore the dependency on desktop-base has been
lowered to a recommends.

I just installed GNOME from experimental on a fresh and it failed
because desktop-base didn't get installed:

vile:~# apt-get install -t experimental gnome-desktop-environment
...
Recommended packages:
  libft-perl epiphany-extensions gnome-pilot-conduits spamassassin evolution-plugins lzop rpm arj
  p7zip gdm-themes imagemagick dasher gnome-mag gnopernicus gok gnome-accessibility-themes
  gnome-games-extra-data menu-xdg dbus-1-utils desktop-base gthumb libpt-plugins-oss
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^
...

Setting up gnome-session (2.12.0-1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-splash.dpkg-tmp a symlink to /etc/alternatives/desktop-splash: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing gnome-session (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up gnome-terminal (2.12.0-1) ...

...
Setting up vino (2.12.0-1) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-desktop-environment:
 gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-core (= 1:2.12.2); however:
  Package gnome-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome-desktop-environment (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-session
 gnome-core
 gnome-desktop-environment
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

vile:~# apt-get install -t experimental gnome-session
...
gnome-session is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
...
Setting up gnome-session (2.12.0-1) ...
update-alternatives: unable to make /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-splash.dpkg-tmp a symlink t
o /etc/alternatives/desktop-splash: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing gnome-session (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-core:
 gnome-core depends on gnome-session (>= 2.12.0); however:
  Package gnome-session is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-desktop-environment:
 gnome-desktop-environment depends on gnome-core (= 1:2.12.2); however:
  Package gnome-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnome-desktop-environment (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-session
 gnome-core
 gnome-desktop-environment
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
vile:~# ll /usr/share/images/desktop-base/
ls: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/: No such file or directory

vile:~# apt-get install desktop-base
...
Suggested packages:
  gnome kde xfce4 wmaker
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  desktop-base
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1669kB of archives.
After unpacking 1815kB of additional disk space will be used.
...
Selecting previously deselected package desktop-base.
(Reading database ... 46381 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking desktop-base (from .../desktop-base_0.3.16_all.deb) ...
Setting up gnome-session (2.12.0-1) ...

Setting up gnome-core (2.12.2) ...
Setting up gnome-desktop-environment (2.12.2) ...
Setting up desktop-base (0.3.16) ...

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

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Source: gnome-session
Source-Version: 2.12.0-4

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gnome-session, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

gnome-session_2.12.0-4.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_2.12.0-4.diff.gz
gnome-session_2.12.0-4.dsc
  to pool/main/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_2.12.0-4.dsc
gnome-session_2.12.0-4_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/gnome-session/gnome-session_2.12.0-4_i386.deb

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 340765 at bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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Format: 1.7
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:35:55 +0100
Source: gnome-session
Binary: gnome-session
Architecture: source i386
Version: 2.12.0-4
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org>
Changed-By: Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org>
Description: 
 gnome-session - The GNOME 2 Session Manager
Closes: 340765
Changes: 
 gnome-session (2.12.0-4) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Only depend on dbus, dbus-1-utils isn't necessary.
   * rules: don't remove empty directories (really closes: #340765).
Files: 
 06ac411b6d9b36246380da49467862f3 1887 gnome optional gnome-session_2.12.0-4.dsc
 4a048eda6c8e1899e2f63f030d9e0716 299640 gnome optional gnome-session_2.12.0-4.diff.gz
 a01c833ce0b7d84985543bc9a1203da8 764946 gnome optional gnome-session_2.12.0-4_i386.deb

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