Re: Problem in installing xlibs.

[Simon Hepburn <sth@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Colin Watson wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 08:12:18AM +0000, Simon Hepburn wrote:
> > xlibs replaces xlib6g. I suspect you are having problems because you are
> > using dselect which handles replaces: badly.
>
> How so? Its handling has always seemed fine to me.

Well, I can't give you any concrete examples off the top of my head. I seem 
to recall having to intervene and put stuff on hold when dselect has been 
confused by replaces: in the past. Maybe I'm confused :-). Next time this 
happens I'll make a note of what I do. Despite these quirks dselect is still 
my preferred package manager.

Simon Hepburn.


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