Re: Making a java 1.4.1 deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rupert" <rupert.debian@hotpop.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Making a java 1.4.1 deb
> Do you know why I can't get this in Woody? Specifically, why can't apt
> see the testing or unstable versions of installwatch?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> kitty:~# apt-get install checkinstall
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
>
> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> that package should be filed.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> checkinstall: Depends: installwatch (> 0.6) but 0.5.5-4 is to be
installed
> E: Sorry, broken packages
> kitty:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> #stable
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main contrib
non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main contrib non-free
>
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian woody main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main contrib
non-free
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main contrib non-free
>
>
> #testing
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib
non-free
>
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib
non-free
>
>
> #unstable
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib
non-free
>
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main
contrib non-free
>
> kitty:~# lynx --dump
'http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&keywor
ds=installwatch'
>
> Debian package search results
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> Release Package (size)
> stable [1]installwatch 0.5.5-4 (9.8k)
> Track installation of local software
> testing [2]installwatch 0.6.3-1 (11.8k)
> Track installation of local software
> unstable [3]installwatch 0.6.3-1 (11.8k)
> Track installation of local software
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> Responses 1-3 shown, out of total of 3.
>
> [4]Packages search page
>
> References
>
> 1. http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/installwatch.html
> 2. http://packages.debian.org/testing/utils/installwatch.html
> 3. http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/installwatch.html
> 4. http://packages.debian.org/
>
arthur:~# apt-cache policy checkinstall
checkinstall:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.5.2-2
Version Table:
1.5.2-2 0
500 http://ftp.belnet.be testing/main Packages
500 http://ftp.belnet.be unstable/main Packages
So try once to add this line to your sources.list and see what happens:
deb http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
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