Bug#757081: installing `gdm3` fails when `/etc/X11` does not exist

Joost van Zwieten joostvanzwieten at gmail.com
Sun Aug 24 16:40:09 UTC 2014


Hi,

I experienced the same behaviour when installing `gdm3` right after
debootstrapping jessie.  The following message appeared in the console during
the installation of `gdm3`:

    touch: cannot touch
'/etc/X11/default-display-manager.debconf-update': No such file or
directory
    gdm3 failed to preconfigure, with exit status 1

The directory `/etc/X11` did not exist at that point.  I guess this problem is
solved by adding something like `mkdir -p /etc/X11` to `debian/gdm3.config`
before the line

    touch $DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER_FILE.debconf-update

Creating `/etc/X11` manually before installing `gdm3` did solve the problem for
me.

Best,

Joost



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