Re: problems installing sarge net-install using aptitude
On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 05:10:27PM +0200, steef wrote:
> Kevin Murphy wrote:
> >I am trying to get a GUI running following a net-install of sarge, and
> >I've run into what appear to be bugs(?) in package dependencies. I've
> >not had success with either aptitude or tasksel.
> >
> >After doing a net-install of sarge, I selected 'gnome' from the Desktop
> >section in aptitude. It installed gobs of stuff and seemed happy.
> >However 'startx' didn't work because basic X things seemed to be
> >missing, or links were not right. I tried both as a normal user and as
> >root, and I also tried following a reboot. I searched usenet and saw
> >various messages about X breaking for people after upgrades, along with
> >various ineffectual recommendations of additional x-related packages to
> >install.
>
> well... i reported today the same thing on this list: (too) many broken
> packages, during a net-install with sarge-installer beta_3. something
> seems to be completely wrong.
I understand that there was a problem (bug #246050) with Task: headers
in the Packages files on security.debian.org, which broke X. It's
recently been fixed.
> maybe the consequence of the new Social Contract on which the
> developers decided?
No, not even a little bit.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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