Re: Version conflict in squeeze, also in sid for wacom packages
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:54:06 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> In squeeze for the i386, the wacom-related packages are wacom-tools and
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom. But it is impossible to install both of them.
>
> wacom-tools is at version 0.8.3.2-1 in both squeeze and sid, whereas
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom is at verion is at version 0.10.3+20100109-1.
>
> Back in lenny, both packages had the same version number, 0.7.9.3-2, so
> the growing discrepancy is suspicious. Firthermore, when looking at the
> package description for xserver-xorg-input-wacom from with in aptitude,
> I am tole:
>
> --\ Conflicts (1)
> ---wacom-tools (<= 0.8.3.2-1)
>
> so the two packages are in conflict. Nothing new seems to be in the
> pipeline to squeeze from sid; the versin numbers are the same in both
> distros. It doesn't seem as if waiting a few days will alleviate the
> situation in squeeze.
>
> Where should this be reported, and what is to be done about it?
>
> -- hendrik
By the way, does anyone know which version(s) of the wacom kernel module
is in the current squeeze and sid kernels?
-- hendrik
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