Re: force apt-get to ignore broken dependencies

[Sam Watkins <swatkins@fastmail.fm>]

> i need to know if there is a simple way to get apt-get to ignore pkgs with
> unmet deps.

I don't think there is.

Your best bet is something like this:

  grep vsftpd /var/lib/apt/lists/*_Packages | grep Filename

  ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages:Filename: pool/main/v/vsftpd/vsftpd_2.0.1-1_i386.deb

  wget ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/v/vsftpd/vsftpd_2.0.1-1_i386.deb

  dpkg --force-conflicts -i vsftpd_2.0.1-1_i386.deb


I agree this sucks.  It's dumb that apt-get won't even download the debs for
you if they conflict with something.