On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 12:50, James Hook wrote: > G'Day, > > Im having dependacy problems, I want to install a package whicj requires > Python2.1, but when I install Python2.1 a whole bunch of packages require > python-base which Python2.1 required me to remove due to conflict. > > Shouldnt python2.1 provide python-base? > > After forcing dpkg to install python2.1 and ignoring package dependaces, > my system seems fine and nothing 'bad' has happened (yet) but I can no > longer install anything without being told there are dependacy issues. > > Is it possible to overide the apt package lists with my own, so I can say > Python2.1 provices python-base? If you're using Woody or Sid, you shouldn't have this problem. Are you using Potato? If so, you'll need to backport Python 2.1. Too bad you'll also need to update other packages by backporting the necessary packages and install themed too... I've done this on my Potato box (backported and installed Python 2.1 and 2.2 and Zope 2.5.0). Should you choose to backport, don't overwrite the Potato version of Python (1.5) with the default package that provide python-base which would come after backporting Python 2.1. There's the non-default version, which you could install side-by-side with Python 1.5 and 2.2. -- -->paolo Paolo Alexis Falcone pfalcone@free.net.ph GnuPG KeyID 0xEADFF6F4 Tel# 6429577 Fax# 6429561 Mobile# 09174379283 _____________________________ Philippine Free Network Group free.net.ph
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