Re: Problem Installing nvidia-glx to unstable the Debian Way

["Török Edvin" <edwintorok@gmail.com>]

On 7/2/06, Scott Edwards <msedwardsus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I assume this means the nvidia-glx-dev package has
> been installed but not unpacked? Also, what is the
> current status of the nvidia-glx-legacy package? (I've
> looked in the man pages for dpkg, dselect, aptitude,
> etc. and haven't been successful in finding out
> precisely what these state flags mean...)
I'm no dpkg status expert either. Try using 'apt-cache policy'
instead, it gives a more human understandable output of wether a
package is installed or not.
(apt-cache policy nvidia-glx-legacy)
> I confess, I'm a bit lost here :) ! Are my package
> states just messed up, and/or am I doing something
> wrong?
Try installing those 2 packages that apt-get said are "not going to be
installed".
If you really don't want the -legacy package, remove the kernel module
too that is -legacy.

Also try using aptitude instead of apt-get, it is smarter at resolvind
dependencies.

Cheers,
Edwin