Re: Uninstallable packages
* Paul Slootman (paul@wau.mis.ah.nl) [000405 11:03]:
> > Stats for woody [2] are:
> >
> > * i386:94
> > * powerpc:155
> > * sparc:272
> > * m68k:278
> > * alpha:3202 (somewhat biassed by the fact that libc6 isn't available)
>
> Alpha has used libc6.1 for a long time. Suddenly all the packages depend
> on libc6 and not libc6.1? Or do you in fact mean that libc6.1 is not in
> woody...
There is neither libc6 nor libc6.1.
But this is not the only missing package. There is a huge amount of
other important packages that are also missing from woody/alpha.
I think there should soon be done something to fix this.
Mike
The following is a list taken straight from dselect:
EIOM Pri Section Package Inst.ver Avail.ver Description
Obsolete/local Required packages
Obsolete/local Required packages in section base
*** Req base dpkg 1.6.9 <none>
*** Req base grep 2.4-2 <none>
*** Req base libc6.1 2.1.3-5 <none>
*** Req base libreadlineg 2.1-19 <none>
Obsolete/local Important packages
Obsolete/local Important packages in section admin
*** Imp admin at 3.1.8-8 <none>
Obsolete/local Important packages in section math
*** Imp math bc 1.05a-9 <none>
*** Imp math dc 1.05a-9 <none>
Obsolete/local Standard packages
Obsolete/local Standard packages in section admin
*** Std admin locales 2.1.3-5 <none>
Obsolete/local Standard packages in section devel
*** Std devel libc6.1-dev 2.1.3-5 <none>
Obsolete/local Standard packages in section net
*** Std net nfs-common 0.1.6-1 <none>
*** Std net nfs-kernel-s 0.1.6-1 <none>
*** Std net talk 0.10-5 <none>
*** Std net talkd 0.10-5 <none>
Obsolete/local Standard packages in section x11
*** Std x11 xlib6g 3.3.6-3 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section admin
*** Opt admin nscd 2.1.3-5 <none>
*** Opt admin sudo 1.6.1-1 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section base
*** Opt base libnewt0 0.50-5.3 <none>
*** Opt base whiptail 0.50-5.3 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section devel
*** Opt devel cvs 1.10.7-4 <none>
*** Opt devel postgresql-d 6.5.3-12 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section editors
*** Opt editors vim 5.6.012-1 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section interpreters
*** Opt interpre python-newt 0.50-5.3 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section libs
*** Opt libs libpgsql2 6.5.3-12 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section mail
*** Opt mail nmh 1.0.2-5 <none>
*** Opt mail xmh 3.3.6-3 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section net
*** Opt net ugidd 2.2beta47-4 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section oldlibs
*** Opt oldlibs libncurses4 4.2-6 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section sound
*** Opt sound gom 0.29.103-3 <none>
*** Opt sound gom-x 0.29.103-3 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section text
*** Opt text gs 5.10-3.99.s <none>
*** Opt text magicfilter 1.2-37 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section web
*** Opt web imho 0.96.3-1 <none>
Obsolete/local Optional packages in section x11
*** Opt x11 twm 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xaw3dg 1.3-6.7 <none>
*** Opt x11 xbase-client 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xdm 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xfs 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xlib6g-dev 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xlib6g-stati 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xproxy 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xserver-comm 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xsm 3.3.6-3 <none>
*** Opt x11 xterm 3.3.6-3 <none>
Obsolete/local Extra packages
Obsolete/local Extra packages in section base
*** Xtr base perl-5.004-b 5.004.05-4. <none>
Obsolete/local Extra packages in section doc
*** Xtr doc manpages-net 19981202-1 <none>
Obsolete/local Extra packages in section mail
*** Xtr mail sendmail 8.9.3-20 <none>
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