Bug#2539: Debian Unstable Experiences

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

David L. Johnson writes ("Bug#2539: Debian Unstable Experiences"):
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> Then I managed to get to the dselect....
>
> I know you are trying to do the right thing with this conflict-avoidance
> stuff, but you ahve to be very careful about what requires what, and
> what conflicts with what.  many packages _require_ cpp, and won't agree
> eaasily to installation without it.  But gcc-2.7.2 said it conflicted
> with cpp, and would not let me install it, too.

I think this bug has already been reported.

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> There were a number of packages with false (I think) conflicts.  One
> pair, I forget which, had one _requiring_ the other, and the other
> conflicting with the first one.  I installed both and think that was OK.
> Sorry I don't know which ones.  The conclict-avoidance screens kept
> shifing back and forth, and it was rather confusing after a while.

It's a real shame you didn't write down the names of some of the
packages involved; as it is we can't really do anything with this part
of your report.

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In general it would have been much more helpful if you'd made more
detailed notes; in some places it's very hard to figure out what went
wrong with your particular installation, because of the lack of
information.

Thanks for the report,
Ian.