Re: what happened to netstd?
On 25-Nov-1999 Brian May wrote:
>>>>>> "Pollywog" == Pollywog <pollywog@shadypond.com> writes:
>
> Pollywog> Dselect suggested the netstd package be removed, so I
> Pollywog> did this and it broke my system by removing diald. I
> Pollywog> reinstalled diald and with it came other packages
> Pollywog> containing "r" services, which I do not want. One of
> Pollywog> them, rsh-client, has a dependency problem and cannot be
> Pollywog> installed. I don't even want it, but apt-get wants to
> Pollywog> force it on me anyway. What is going on here (potato)?
>
> netstd has been split into multiple packages. Its use is no longer
> required.
>
> I have no idea why you cannot install rsh-client. According
> to my lastest apt-get update, rsh-client only depends on libc6 2.1
> I assume you already have installed that??
I do have it installed, so I believe there is a problem with the package.
I don't really want it and I suppose I could try installing a fake package
just to stop the error messages when I upgrade.
--
Andrew
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