Re: Error downloading from experimental
On Mon, 2002-09-16 at 11:34, the jackol wrote:
>
> I ran:
>
> # apt-get install gnome2 -t experimental
>
> And got:
>
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
>
> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> that package should be filed.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> gnome2: Depends: gnome-control-center2 but it is not going to be
> installed
> Depends: gnome-applets2 but it is not going to be installed
> Depends: gnome-panel2 but it is not going to be
> installed
> Depends: nautilus2 but it is not going
> to be installed
>
> E: Sorry, broken packages
>
> Anything I can do to get over this?
Try installing the dependencies explicitly, i.e.
apt-get -t experimental gnome2 gnome-control-center2 gnome-applets2
gnome-panel2 nautilus2
That should at least provide more information.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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