Re: dpkg can't handle multiple replaces (was: Freezing Bo)

["Brian C. White" <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> To get around the dependency problem with tetex, couldn't you just
> check to see if the offending packages are installed in the
> preinst script? If any of them are installed, print a helpful
> message and exit.

I was thinking the same thing.  The netscape package does just this.
If it detects an older version, it exits with an error and a message
saying to "dpkg --purge netscape" and try again.
                                             
                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
                                             
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