Re: broken cups in sid
On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 02:10:35PM -0400, richard lyons wrote:
> On Saturday 29 May 2004 20:29, Micha Feigin wrote:
> [...]
> > Here is a list of the cups related packages I have installed if it
> > helps (I am not sure all are needed but I didn't feel like trying
> > to figure which to throw out):
> >
> > i cupsomatic-ppd - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i A cupsys - Common UNIX Printing Syste
> -
> > i A cupsys-bsd - Common UNIX Printing Syste
> > i A cupsys-client - Common UNIX Printing Syste
> > i cupsys-driver-gimpprint-data - Gimp-Print printer drivers
> > i cupsys-pt - Tool for viewing/managing
> > i A foomatic-db - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i A foomatic-db-engine - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i foomatic-db-gimp-print - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i foomatic-db-hpijs - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i foomatic-filters - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i foomatic-filters-ppds - linuxprinting.org printer
> > i gnome-cups-manager - CUPS printer admin tool fo
> > i A libcupsimage2 - Common UNIX Printing Syste
> > i A libcupsys2-gnutls10 - Common UNIX Printing Syste
> > i libgnomecups1.0-1 - GNOME library for CUPS int
> > i libgnomecupsui1.0-1 - UI extensions to libgnomec
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot duplicate this on my system. I have the
> circular dependency problem
> cupsys depends on libcupsys2 >=1.1.13-1
> libcupsys2 conflicts with libcupsys2-gnutls10
> cupsys depends on libcupsys2-gnutls10
> with a few complications with kdelibs4 and kdelibs3
>
I just realized updating another computer of mine that some of the
dependencies were resolved using packages in experimetal. IIRC
cupsys-pt was the main problem.
> I have spent hours now trying to escape from this without success.
> The versions available don't work in any combination. Even removing
> the whole of kde doesn't seem to unknot the cupsys dependencies, and
> anyway that would deprive me of several apps I use. Evidently, to
> step back to the situation that was there previously, I would need to
> do subtle things that are beyond my comprehension at the moment
> with /etc/apt/apt.conf and /etc/apt/preferences and so on.
>
> I'll have to wait it out. Let this be a[-nother] warning to those
> with working Knoppix based installations tracking testing not to get
> too adventurous and leap into unstable without good reason - and
> another computer to fall back on.
>
> --
> richard
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