Re: installation of a package requests removal of a lot of packages
antgel wrote:
>> Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the
>> user doesn't like aptitude?
>
> Yes.
>
>>>Secondly, if you are using unstable, you should know how to deal with
>>>this stuff.
>>
>>
>> I've been using testing and unstable for a couple of years and I still
>> have
>> problems with this. What is the correct way to deal with this?
>
> The correct way to deal with it is to get to the bottom of the
> dependency conflict. :) I find that the easiest way is to load
> aptitude interactively (i.e. no command line arguments), hit g to
> upgrade, at which point you get the list of packages being removed.
> Scrolling through them, you should see the reasons for removal in the
> bottom pane. Then continue to sniff until you reach the offending
> package(s). At this point you can decide what to do. Every case is
> different.
Interesting. I'm just about convinced to try aptitude now!
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