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Re: installation of a package requests removal of a lot of packages



Gena Batyan wrote:
> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few times.
> When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other
> things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE!
> I'll give an example. I'm trying to install gaim, which depends on the
> package libaspell15c2
> What in the name of god is going on here??? How can a package request
> deinstallation of almost a complete system, most of the packages
> scheduled for removal have NOTHING to do with the library.
Have you tried to do an apt-get update and apt-get upgrade before?
Or an apt-get -f install?

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