[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#511187: xfce4 doesn't start after install

[tech at mediaforest.net]

Package: xfce4
Version: 4.3.99.2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Message-Id: <20090108113324.5E4931243BF at lnxgw.mimizan.com>
Date: Thu,  8 Jan 2009 12:33:24 +0100 (CET)
From: tech at mediaforest.net
To: submit at bugs.debian.org

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After installing xfce4 with apt-get, xfce4 doesn't start.
when running whether startx or starxfce4, I get :

/usr/bin/startxfce4: Starting X server

X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting.
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno: 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

so it seems that the configuration of xfce4 hasn't worked or that some mandatory dependencies are not checked.

xfce4 should be able to start right after being installed


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
   APT prefers stable
   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages xfce4 depends on:
ii  gtk2-engines-xfce             2.3.99.2-1 A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce
ii  thunar                        0.4.0rc1-3 File Manager for Xfce
ii  xfce4-icon-theme              4.3.99.2-1 Xfce Standard icon theme
ii  xfce4-mcs-plugins             4.3.99.2-1 Special modules for the xfce4-mcs-
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.3.99.2-2 The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfce4-session                 4.3.99.1-2 Xfce4 Session Manager
ii  xfce4-utils                   4.3.99.2-1 Various tools for Xfce
ii  xfdesktop4                    4.3.99.1-1 Provides desktop background and ro
ii  xfwm4                         4.3.99.2-1 window manager of the Xfce project
ii  xfwm4-themes                  4.3.99.2-2 Theme files for xfwm4

Versions of packages xfce4 recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  4.0.1etch2 common files for the Debian Deskto
pn  orage                         <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfce4-mixer                   <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfce4-terminal                <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfmedia                       <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfprint4                      <none>     (no description available)

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Subject: xfce4 doesn't start after install
Package: xfce4
Version: 4.3.99.2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Message-Id: <20090108113324.5E4931243BF at ns4.mimizan.com>
Date: Thu,  8 Jan 2009 12:33:24 +0100 (CET)
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after installing xfce4 with apt-get, xfce4 doesn't start.
when running whether startx or starxfce4, I get :

/usr/bin/startxfce4: Starting X server

X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting.
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno: 111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

so it seems that the configuration of xfce4 hasn't worked or that some mandatory dependencies are not checked.

xfce4 should be able to start rifh after being installed


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
   APT prefers stable
   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages xfce4 depends on:
ii  gtk2-engines-xfce             2.3.99.2-1 A GTK+-2.0 theme engine for Xfce
ii  thunar                        0.4.0rc1-3 File Manager for Xfce
ii  xfce4-icon-theme              4.3.99.2-1 Xfce Standard icon theme
ii  xfce4-mcs-plugins             4.3.99.2-1 Special modules for the xfce4-mcs-
ii  xfce4-panel                   4.3.99.2-2 The Xfce4 desktop environment pane
ii  xfce4-session                 4.3.99.1-2 Xfce4 Session Manager
ii  xfce4-utils                   4.3.99.2-1 Various tools for Xfce
ii  xfdesktop4                    4.3.99.1-1 Provides desktop background and ro
ii  xfwm4                         4.3.99.2-1 window manager of the Xfce project
ii  xfwm4-themes                  4.3.99.2-2 Theme files for xfwm4

Versions of packages xfce4 recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  4.0.1etch2 common files for the Debian Deskto
pn  orage                         <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfce4-mixer                   <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfce4-terminal                <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfmedia                       <none>     (no description available)
pn  xfprint4                      <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information