From eb44ed55d6034afe0b3f311dca292663e5053a3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: massimo sandal Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:14:00 +0000 Subject: none --- Distrib/PackageTroubleshooting.mdwn | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Distrib/PackageTroubleshooting.mdwn diff --git a/Distrib/PackageTroubleshooting.mdwn b/Distrib/PackageTroubleshooting.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d21a6c94 --- /dev/null +++ b/Distrib/PackageTroubleshooting.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +This page reports known Hurd-specific bugs, quirks and corresponding solutions and workarounds with Debian GNU/Hurd package installation and working. + +## Table of Contents + +%TOC% + +## Dpkg wants external programs? + +It may be that dpkg wants external GNU/Linux-specific programs that it can't found or that just don't exist on the Hurd. You can trick dpkg by copying and running this script as root: + + #!/bin/bash + ln -s /sbin/ldconfig /bin/ldconfig + ln -s /bin/true /bin/update-rc.d + ln -s /bin/true /bin/start-stop-daemon + ln -s /bin/true /bin/install-info + ln -s /bin/true /bin/update-alternatives + +## SSH not working + +You must set up the [[RandomDevice]] first. + +## An X package hangs at startup without error messages + +Observed with GTK programs like xchat, synaptic, inkscape. It is an issue with libpthread that (as of 04 Feb 2007) is still unresolved. Sorry. + +## Borked fonts on GTK app + +This is related to issues in Pango. + +* Install pango-dev package +* Run as root: + + pango-querymodules > /etc/pango/pango.modules + +## Installing a package seems to hang forever + +There are various reasons for this. + +* If interrupting the process with ctrl-c gives a line like that: + + File "/usr/lib/python2.4/os.py", line 723, in urandom + bytes += read(_urandomfd, n - len(bytes)) + KeyboardInterrupt + +it is the random device fault. Follow the [[RandomDevice]] guide. If you already did, try _anyway_ to detach and reattach the translators. -- cgit v1.2.3