Re: Gnome 2

[James D Strandboge <jstrand1@rochester.rr.com>]

On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 13:32, michael_trash2@gmx.net wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using Debian 3.0r0 (stable) and I have tried, without luck, to install
> Gnome 2.2, using the instructions given on
> http://people.debian.org/~walters/gnome2.html. I have installed XFree 4.2, and when I run "apt-get install
> gnome", I get the following error message:
> 
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   gnome: Depends: gnome-core (= 21) but it is not going to be installed
>          Depends: evolution but it is not going to be installed or
>                   balsa but it is not going to be installed
>          Depends: gnumeric but it is not installable
>          Depends: gnucash but it is not going to be installed
>          Depends: gaim but it is not going to be installed
> E: Sorry, broken packages
> 
> Similarly, when I run "apt-get install gnome-core", I get:
> 
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   gnome-core: Depends: gnome-terminal (>= 2.1.0) but 1.4.0.6-5 is to be
> installed
>               Depends: yelp but it is not going to be installed
> E: Sorry, broken packages
> 
> Is it a problem with my installation or with the server on which the Gnome 2
> packages reside? Have anybody managed to make it work on this Debian
> version?

Doubtful.  Check /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/apt.conf for things
you may have pinned, etc.

Jamie

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