Hi Michele,
Here you must give the complete name without the *.
rpm -e XFree86-xfs When I did that, I got a message saying:
removing these packages would break dependencies:
XFree86-xfs is needed by chkfontpath-1.4.1-1
XFree86-xfs is needed by XFree86-3.3.3.1-49
XFree86-xfs is needed by Xconfigurator-4.2.3.1
Then it just kicked me back to the command prompt. At least it's trying to
do it.
Michael
At 10:14 AM 11/23/00 +0100, you wrote:
>On Thursday 09 November 2000 10:06, you wrote:
> > When I do /root}# rpm -e XFree86-xfs* I get a error: package
> > XFree86-xfs* is not installed??
>Here you must give the complete name without the *.
>rpm -e XFree86-xfs
>
>and to reinstall it you must go to the cdrom (probably
>/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS):
>rpm -Uvh XFree86-xfs*
>
>ciao,
>Michele
>
> >
> > When I do /root}# rpm -Uvh XFree86-xfs* I get the "cannot open file"
> > message. I guess I must have really screwed it up.
> >
> > At 03:31 AM 11/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > >at the console you might want to do a "rpm -e XFree86-xfs" first, then an
> > >"rpm -Uvh XFree86-xfs*" as root! :)
> > >
> > >On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Michael Lewis wrote:
> > > > Statux,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not going to chew your head off. All I was asking for is just
> > > > something new to try. I want to learn this, it's just that after
> > > > several long nights, I get ticked off (at myself a little;-) Thanks
> > > > for the input. I read my XF86Config file and wrote down all the vital
> > > > information. I tried to install the RPM XFree86-xfs.3.3.3.1-49, but I
> > > > got an error message: cannot open file............ I read the man
> > > > pages and now I'm trying to locate my font directories. Thanks again,
> > > >
> > > > Michael
> > > >
> > > > At 12:58 AM 11/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Words of advice: This isn't Microsoft. When it screws up, you don't go
> > > > >reinstalling it unless it's overly borked. This isn't the land of
> > > > > "reboot everytime a file gets accessed" or "reinstall because a
> > > > > config file needs to be edited."
> > > > >
> > > > >Now.. it is true that sometimes a reinstall is the cleanest choice, as
> > > > >long as it's not the whole distro.
> > > > >
> > > > >You have what looks to be a common font problem with X... that is.. it
> > > > > has a problem finding something important, so it just won't start
> > > > > because fixed is a highly needed font.
> > > > >
> > > > >Have you gone through your X config file or your font directories yet?
> > > > >Don't take anything I've said to be rude or anything.. part of
> > > > > learning is thinking for yourself :)
> > > > >
> > > > >font server.. XFree86-xfs
> > > > >
> > > > >"rpm -qa | grep XFree86" to see all your X packages that are
> > > > > installed.
> > > > >
> > > > >"man rpm" for help on how to use rpm.
> > > > >
> > > > >As of my writing this email, I'm the only one (apparently) to email
> > > > > you with anything whatsoever... so please don't chew my head off :)
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm relatively new to Linux and I have a bit of a problem. I am
> > >
> > > running RH
> > >
> > > > > > 6.0 and while using GIMP, there was a problem with a font or
> > >
> > > something and
> > >
> > > > > > all of a sudden windows just started opening up like crazy and kept
> > >
> > > doing
> > >
> > > > > > so until I ran out of RAM. The whole system froze and I couldn't
> > > > > > do anything but shut it down. When I started it back up, and tried
> > > > > > to
> > >
> > > startx,
> > >
> > > > > > I got the following message:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > > > > failed to set default font path ' unix/:-1"
> > > > > > Fatal server error:
> > > > > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Right after I first installed this, my wife was working with the
> > > > > > font manager and the same thing happened then as well, but I didn't
> > > > > > lose
> > >
> > > X in
> > >
> > > > > > the process that time. Is this font thing a common problem and
> > >
> > > what can I
> > >
> > > > > > do to fix it. I still have my RH CD, but I can't find anything in
> > >
> > > my books
> > >
> > > > > > that tells how to reinstall. Can I just reinstall the font server,
> > >
> > > if so,
> > >
> > > > > > what directory is it under on the CD and how do I do it? I'm
> > > > > > really
> > > > >
> > > > > confused.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanking you in advance,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Michael
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Michael Lewis
> > > > > > Exasource Inc.
> > > > > > 3307 S College
> > > > > > Suite 336
> > > > > > Ft. Collins, CO. 80525
> > > > > > Main: 970-206-4554
> > > > > > Direct: 970-206-4556
> > > > > > Fax: 970-282-0572
> > > > > > Cell: 970-217-6762
> > > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > URL: http://www.exasource.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can
> > > > > > achieve."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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