Ji ZhengYu wrote:
If there are no conflicts among packages or potential dependencies,
you can solve this problem like this:
1. run `aptitude' as root
2. find those packages, usually you will find them in `locally install'
catalogue
3. move the cursor to title of package, press `=' and you will find a
`h' before the title of package, which means this package will be
hold always, it will never be removed until you permit this operation.
This is what I did. Thanks! nigel