Crouton: Installing xserver-xorg-legacy (part of the kali-linux meta package) breaks startxfce4

[Normola]

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Please describe your issue:

Installing xserver-xorg-legacy (part of the kali-linux meta package) breaks startxfce4

log file

[ 7453.336]
X.Org X Server 1.18.4
Release Date: 2016-07-19
[ 7453.336] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 7453.336] Build Operating System: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian
[ 7453.336] Current Operating System: Linux localhost 3.14.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 25 23:34:16 PDT 2016 x86_64
[ 7453.337] Kernel command line: cros_secure console= loglevel=7 init=/sbin/init cros_secure oops=panic panic=-1 root=PARTUUID=59508fa1-1d55-ce47-815a-f08a570e08be/PARTNROFF=1 rootwait rw dm_verity.error_behavior=3 dm_verity.max_bios=-1 dm_verity.dev_wait=0 dm="1 vroot none ro 1,0 3584000 verity payload=ROOT_DEV hashtree=HASH_DEV hashstart=3584000 alg=sha1 root_hexdigest=60f50309ebc53ad91473ded14618cfe55a2e9532 salt=21acf051d6c7c0608925c13793ab33b7afd97ec40ac4336251b254d192e4e1f0" noinitrd vt.global_cursor_default=0 kern_guid=59508fa1-1d55-ce47-815a-f08a570e08be add_efi_memmap boot=local noresume noswap i915.modeset=1 tpm_tis.force=1 tpm_tis.interrupts=0 nmi_watchdog=panic,lapic
[ 7453.337] Build Date: 06 September 2016 01:32:44PM
[ 7453.337] xorg-server 2:1.18.4-2 (https://www.debian.org/support)
[ 7453.338] Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
[ 7453.338] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 7453.338] Markers: (--) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 7453.338] (++) Log file: "/tmp/Xorg.crouton.1.log", Time: Thu Nov 10 09:19:30 2016
[ 7453.339] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 7453.340] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 7453.340] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 7453.340] () |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 7453.340] () | |-->Monitor ""
[ 7453.340] (==) No device specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using the first device section listed.
[ 7453.340] () | |-->Device "Intel Graphics SNA+TearFree"
[ 7453.340] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 7453.341] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 7453.341] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 7453.341] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[ 7453.341] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[ 7453.341] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 7453.341] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 7453.341] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
built-ins
[ 7453.341] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 7453.341] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 7453.341] (II) Loader magic: 0x7f71a8c0ddc0
[ 7453.341] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 7453.341] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 7453.341] X.Org Video Driver: 20.0
[ 7453.341] X.Org XInput driver : 22.1
[ 7453.341] X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
[ 7453.374] (EE) systemd-logind: failed to get session: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1
[ 7453.375] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[ 7453.375] (EE) /dev/dri/card0: failed to set DRM interface version 1.4: Permission denied
[ 7453.377] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:1606:8086:1606 rev 9, Mem @ 0xe0000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00001800/64
[ 7453.377] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 7453.377] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 7453.383] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 7453.383] compiled for 1.18.4, module version = 1.0.0
[ 7453.383] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 9.0
[ 7453.383] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 7453.383] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 7453.384] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 7453.387] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 7453.387] compiled for 1.18.3, module version = 2.99.917
[ 7453.387] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 7453.387] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 20.0
[ 7453.387] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[ 7453.387] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-6000
[ 7453.387] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100, 6100
[ 7453.387] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200, 6200, P6300
[ 7453.387] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 7453.387] (EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)
[ 7453.387] (EE)
[ 7453.387] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 7453.387] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/tmp/Xorg.crouton.1.log" for additional information.
[ 7453.387] (EE)

If known, describe the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Create fresh kali chroot
2. sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-legacy

attempt sudo startxfce4 from crosh

[drinkcat]

Looks like the croutonfreon.so is not ld_preloaded.

Why do you want to install xserver-xorg-legacy? I'd think installing the xorg target from crouton installer should do what you want (install a native xorg server).

[dnschneid]

@smibarber had to explicitly kill xserver-xorg-legacy for gnome in https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton/commit/2d4bf8969a006b30a6d11458d1f96f764fddc6c8

You should do the same.

We _could_ consider making crouton install a fake version of xserver-xorg-legacy just to make sure it never accidentally gets installed...

[Normola]

It's one of the default packages installed by any of the Kali metapackages. Uninstalling with apt does fix the issue but as it stands it appears that installing the any of the Kali tool sets will break your install.

[dnschneid]

Probably worth generating a fake xserver-xorg-legacy package, then, as long as nothing conflicts with it...

[McR1c0chet]

Hi Normola, did you get this fixed? I've been going round in circles trying to run Kali.
If I follow all the steps I get chroot freezing and have to restart.
Thanks for any advice :)

[Normola]

Hi McR1c0chet,
All I did (after performing a full install with apt-get kali-linux-all) was apt-get remove xserver-xorg-legacy. You can answer yes when it asks if you want to remove kali-linux-* as they are just meta packages and shouldn't actually uninstall any software.

[McR1c0chet]

Hi Normola, magic!! Thanks so much for the help.
Much Love

[zguithues]

I ran into this issue when working on the changes for kodi. It seems that debian and kali releases are installing this package.

A quickfix hammer i found was to add "remove xserver-xorg-legacy" to the target file.

FYI, looking through the log, it looks like the package xserver-xorg-legacy was installed along with a bunch of xserver-xorg packages. right after "Compiling /usr/local/lib/croutonfreon.so"

[zguithues]

@dnschneid i looked up the concept of debian dummy packages, looks straightforward enough.
Where would this be added? the release file?
is there an example of another dummy package in crouton that i can get inspiration from?

[dnschneid]

You should be able to get away with using the install_dummy command in the x11-common target.

[zguithues]

well that's even easier! ;)
i'll see if i can get something working tonight

[Asternitix]

This problem happens to startgnome as well.