Re: Failed dependency: what to do? SOLVED
Okay, that worked, but still winsetup failed me. Found out that - don't
laugh - hadn't had xterm installed. Works now. Thanks for the help. --Hans
At 08:45 AM 8/7/00 -0600, Alberto Brealey wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 12:32:35PM +0200, Hans wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to install Win4Lin, but the install script comes back with...
>>
>> error: failed dependencies:
>> /bin/sh is needed by Win4Lin-4.9.2k.eval-1
>
>i haven't tried Win4Lin, but i just read a message on the list about it: the
>failed dependencies are for rpm packages (/bin/sh does not appear as
>installed in your debian box rpm database), and the install script seems to
>try rpm first, even if it is run in a debian box.
>
>what you have to do (this is from the previous post, haven't tried myself):
>remove the directories created by the installation ~/win and another one
>that i don't recall (beginning with a dot). then install the package via
>dpkg, ignoring the install script.
>
>anyway, search the previous posts, as there was a thread on this on the last
>few days.
>
>ho[e it helps,
>
>alberto
>
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