Re: apt (intentionally?) brain dead?
On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 00:13 +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
>
> [root@ 19:04:02]# apt-get --simulate install gconf2
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... 0%
> Building dependency tree... Done
> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> gconf2: Depends: gconf2-common (= 2.10.1-6) but it is not going to be installed
> Conflicts: libgconf2-4 (< 2.10.1-3) but 2.10.1-1 is to be installed
> gnome-core: Depends: bug-buddy (>= 2.10.0) but 2.8.0-3 is to be installed
> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
> [root@ 19:17:06]#
>
>
> [root@ 19:17:06]# apt-get --simulate install gconf2 bug-buddy gconf2-common libgconf2-4
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> gconf2-common
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> bug-buddy gconf2 libgconf2-4
> 3 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 173 not upgraded.
> Inst gconf2-common (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable) [gnome-core ]
> Inst libgconf2-4 [2.10.1-1] (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable) [gnome-core ]
> Inst bug-buddy [2.8.0-3] (2.10.0-3 Debian:unstable)
> Inst gconf2 [2.10.1-1] (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable)
> Conf gconf2-common (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable)
> Conf libgconf2-4 (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable)
> Conf bug-buddy (2.10.0-3 Debian:unstable)
> Conf gconf2 (2.10.1-6 Debian:unstable)
> [root@ 19:17:54]#
>
>
> Again: Is it brain dead software or a feature?
>
> Or what did I miss?
Try without --simulate, and you should see. And maybe try digging a
little deeper before calling something 'brain dead'...
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