Re: problems with apt-get ---> Evolution
On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 02:52:42PM -0500, Scott Henson wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-01-19 at 14:10, johan boeckx 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.
>
> Well Im not totally sure, but you could try figureing out what packages
> depend on libgal 18 and libaspell110. Get the .debs from the archives.
> Then pull a dpkg -force-depends-version
Ugh! No, don't ever do that. Just find each problematic .deb in
/var/cache/apt/archives and install it with 'dpkg -i --force-overwrite'.
> I also remember something about divert. I am looking for it, but if
> my memory serves me, it lets you tell dpkg not to overwrite a certain
> file but instead rename it to another.
That's dpkg-divert, and is intended for a slightly different situation.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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