Re: problems with apt-get ---> Evolution

[Eric G.Miller <egm2@jps.net>]

On 19 Jan 2002 21:51:45 +0100, johan boeckx <johan30@easynet.be> wrote:
 
> 
> I have problems with apt-get, namely he blocks the dist-upgrade since
> some packets show independencies. The independencies occurs around
> evolution, namely unmet dependencies with libgal 18. From some reason he
> alway wants to install libgal 18, with message "trying to overwrite
> `/usr/share/gal/html/gal-api.sgml', which is also in package libgal19".
> So in fact I don't need libgal 18, with consequence that this package
> blocks everything. The same happens with libaspell10 : " trying to
> overwrite `/usr/share/aspell/english.dat', which is also in package
> libaspell4" : also here there is already installed a later version, but
> still he tries to install it. So what I want, is that these two packages
> are eliminated from my apt-get list. But how ? The two files are in
> dependency with evolution.

Try:

$ dpkg --purge --force-depends libgal18 libaspell4
$ apt-get dist-upgrade

Apparently, libgal and libaspell don't "replace" older versions, leading
to the "overwrite problem".

-- 
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>