Re: apt-get install wants to remove too much

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Thomas Schuett wrote:

> Hello,
>
> when I do  apt-get install mozilla-browser
>
> it answers:
> [...]
> WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed
> This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
>  e2fsprogs sysvinit
>
> It also wants to remove many other tings I actually need, like 
> e2fsprogs or  nfs-kernel-server.
>
> How can I install the mozilla-browser without loosing other needed
> or even essential packages? (An older version of mozilla would be
> acceptable for me.)
>
> I found a similar question under 
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/09/msg05272.html
> but unfortunately this guy never got an answer. Hopefully I will have more 
> luck.
>
> Thanks for any help!
> PS: I run a disk installation of knoppix, maybe knoppix 3.4
>
>  
Ah.

It is my understanding (and older experience), that installing Knoppix 
and then converting to Debian causes "issues" (which is why it's 
generally recommended to just start from Debian to begin with). It looks 
like you've run into some of those issues.

My guess is that in order to convert to Debian, lots of Knoppix-specific 
apps have to be removed. I'd make a list of those things that are being 
uninstalled, then let Debian do what it wants, afterwhich you can 
reinstall those things manually.

--
Kent