On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 18:28:39 +0100 "stefao melchior" <zarrus_abbestia@hotmail.com> wrote: > I am running debian2.2r4 with xfree86 3.3.6 on my laptop: I have tried > to upgrade the x-system to the more recent 4.1.0 release, got from the > woody release. I downloaded all the packets (.deb) from the debian's > site and when I try to install xlibs it requests automatically the > debconf package. I provide it to the previous package and it > consequently ask me to upgrade perl from previously installed 5.004 > version to 5.6. The system didn't allow the perl upgrade because it > could't deinstall-remove, in fact it is a mandatory package! > I was wondering if any of you can help me suggesting how to upgrade > perl from 5.004 to 5.6. I suggest that instead of trying to use something that wasn't designed for what you're using it on, you use something which was specifically designed for what you're using. In other words, backported XFree 4.x packages, available at http://people.debian.org/~cpbotha/ Enjoy. :) -- .--=====-=-=====-=========----------=====-----------=-=-----=. / David Barclay Harris Aut agere, aut mori. \ \ Clan Barclay Either action, or death. / `-------======-------------=-=-----=-===-=====-------=--=----'
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