Bug#532739: metacity: uninstallable due to postinst error

[Julien Langer]

Package: metacity
Version: 1:2.26.0-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Currently metacity is uninstallable due to the following postinst error:
update-alternatives: error: alternative x-window-manager.1.gz can't be slave of
x-window-manager: it is a master alternative.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.29 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=de_DE at euro (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages metacity depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0                   1.26.0-1   The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                         2.9-13     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                     1.8.6-2+b1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libgconf2-4                   2.26.2-1   GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.20.3-1   The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.16.2-1   The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                       2:1.0.5-1  X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libmetacity-private0          1:2.26.0-1 library for the Metacity window ma
ii  libpango1.0-0                 1.24.2-1   Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                        2:1.1.0-2  X11 Session Management library
ii  libstartup-notification0      0.10-1     library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                      2:1.2.1-1  X11 client-side library
ii  libxcomposite1                1:0.4.0-3  X11 Composite extension library
ii  libxcursor1                   1:1.1.9-1  X cursor management library
ii  libxdamage1                   1:1.1.1-4  X11 damaged region extension libra
ii  libxext6                      2:1.0.4-1  X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3                    1:4.0.3-2  X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxinerama1                  2:1.0.3-2  X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxrandr2                    2:1.3.0-2  X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1                   1:0.9.4-2  X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  metacity-common               1:2.26.0-1 shared files for the Metacity wind
ii  zenity                        2.26.0-1   Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages metacity recommends:
ii  gnome-session [x-session-mana 2.22.3-3   The GNOME 2 Session Manager

Versions of packages metacity suggests:
hi  gnome-control-center          1:2.26.0-1 utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  gnome-themes                  2.26.2-1   official themes for the GNOME desk
pn  xdg-user-dirs                 <none>     (no description available)

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