Re: modutils

[Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@ucsd.edu>]

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Lindsay Allen wrote:

> I'm trying to upgrade modules to modutils but dpkg says:
> Kernel was compiled with module support
> Modules package cannot be removed
> 
> Ideas?  I'm in the field at the moment.

Yes.  This one can be solved by hand with dpkg.  You need to ftp the 
modutils and modules .deb files from bo.  They have the same revision 
numbers.  In the following order:

  dpkg -i modules*.deb			/* "upgrade" modules with dummy
					    modules package */

  dpkg -i modutils*.deb modules*.deb	/* allows dpkg to "see" that modutils
					    replaces modules.  dpkg will now
					    do the right thing(TM) */

Please everyone, note that this problem has been well-reported and should 
be fixed prior to the release of 1.3.

Thanks.  Syrus.

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Syrus Nemat-Nasser <syrus@ucsd.edu>    UCSD Physics Dept.



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