[XeTeX] Experiences with XeTeX on Debian Sarge and Ubuntu Edgy Eft

[Christoph Bier]

Christoph Bier schrieb am 24.10.2006 18:32:

> Jonathan Kew schrieb am 24.10.2006 18:11:

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>> This indicates that your default login shell is /bin/bash, but /bin/ 
>> sh (which is used to execute the postinst script) is probably linked  
>> to dash instead (from what I've read online). I don't know whether  
>> that explains the error you're seeing, but you could test it by  
>> modifying the #! line to explicitly request /bin/bash.
> 
> Ok, you already wrote this and I should really try it. I'll tell you
> if it helped.

It did help! I successfully built and installed the debs on my
Ubuntu Edgy laptop.

Best,
  Christoph

PS: Ubuntu's explanation for switching to dash:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh
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