Edgy update problem(s)

[Cybe R. Wizard]

marc <gmane at auxbuss.com>  said:
> Hi,
> 
> I attempted an update to edgy (from dapper) via
> 
>   kdesu "update-manager -c"
> 
> After a few hours of downloads it spewed out the following message:
> 
>   This upgrade requires that the /usr/X11R6/bin directory be removed
> and replaced with a symlink. An attempt was made to do so, but it
> failed, most likely because the directory is not yet empty. You must
> move the files that are currently in the directory out of the way so
> that the installation can complete. If you like, you may move them
> back after the symlink is in place.
> 
>   This package installation will now fail and exit so that you can do
>   this. Please re-run your upgrade procedure after you have cleaned
> out the directory.

<snipped a lot of stuff that is not doing what was suggested>
> 
> So, the problem is with /usr/X11R6/bin, but how to fix it?

The answer is where it has always been; it's in the message you quoted
above.  Did you do as it said and move the files from /etc/X11R6/bin?
that looks like all it requires of you.
> 
> (Since there seems to be a conflict with the xli package, I looked at
> removing it, but it would remove ubuntu-desktop, all xserver packages
> and a more, so that's not an option.)
> 
I'd try moving those files, myself.  The update manager seems to know
what it is doing.

Cybe R. Wizard
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