Re: [users] testing upgrade stallout

[MaD dUCK <madduck@madduck.net>]

also sprach burningclown@westhost43.westhost.com (on Sun, 13 May 2001 11:09:13PM -0500):
> Unfortunately, running 'apt-get -f install' doesn't seem to fix the
> problem.

i believe that i had the same problem when i did the same. i can't
remember, but i think apt-get -f install fixed it. and if it didn't
there is always downloading the package and dpkg --force-depends -i
<pkg>. sure, that's ugly, but it's not any worse than hand editing
/var/lib/dpkg/status... :->

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