PERL 5.005 install (was: RE: Dumb package install question)
I found my proftpd install problem. When I try to install the latest
proftpd from the unstable section of debian, it requires PERL5.005. So I
downloaded PERL5.005 and tried to install it. It can't install because the
base install has a previous version of PERL.
I tried to uninstall the previous version and dpkg reported it was an
important program and won't uninstall. How do I get around this ?
PERL5.005 is from the unstable section. Is there possibly something wrong
with the package?
If I use apt-get, it gets the older unpatched version of proftp and installs
it successfully. Can I tell apt-get to get unstable versions ? How do I
tell it to overwrite an older version of a package ? Should I???
thanks much for all the support,
paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul McHale [mailto:pmchale@doubleesolutions.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 11:35 PM
> To: Debian-User
> Subject: Dumb package install question
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have downloaded the latest proftp with the root patch (I believe) from
> debian. I have it on floppy and can copy the file proftpd_1.2.0pre4-2.deb
> to wherever.
>
> Question is how do I install it ? When I run dselect, it looks for
> directories which don't exist on the floppy. I looked at dpkg and am a
> little more confused :O. Any ideas on installing/configuring individually
> downloaded packages ?
>
> Could someone also explain the numbering? This one is pre4-2.
> When I check
> www.proftp.org/download.html, it shows pre3 as the latest. I would assume
> pre3 is before pre4. Are these the equivalent of Major, Minor release
> numbers. I.e. 4-2 is version 4.2? Did debian patch it and
> release it under
> unstable ? This would explain why profrp.org doesn't list it yet.
>
> BTW. I tried apt-get. This was beautiful to watch it hunt down
> packages on
> it's own. I would assume it didn't update proftp because it is
> unstable due
> to the recent patch. It left the currently installed version on the HD.
>
> thanks,
>
> paul
>
>
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