Re: lyx-common 1.3.4-2 file has got a loop hole
formless void wrote:
> Has anyone noticed that this file is buggy?
>
> I'm using Xandros desktop and have tried to install it
> onto my system. However, it asks for lyx-qt and
> lyx-xforms. When I tried to install the lyx-qt and
> lyx-xforms, they were asking for lyx-common.
>
> I have noticed that when lyx-common asked for lyx-qt
> and lyx-xforms, it did not ask for version numbers
> which are unusual
What program are you trying to install lyx-common with?
If you are using Synaptic, aptitude, apt-get, or another APT front end,
try installing one of lyx-qt or lyx-xforms, and lyx-common should get
pulled in automatically.
If you are using dpkg, you will need to tell it to install two of the
.deb files at once:
dpkg -i lyx-common*.deb lyx-qt*.deb (if you want the Qt interface)
dpkg -i lyx-common*.deb lyx-xforms*.deb (" " " xforms interface)
It is highly recommended that you use some APT front-end, not try to
install things with dpkg. Dpkg is a very low-level tool and not really
suited for package management by itself.
To answer the only question that you explicitly asked :-) you're correct
that circular dependencies are usually considered to be a packaging bug.
This one has already been reported at http://bugs.debian.org/341848
although it has not yet been fixed. If you have this kind of problem
with other packages in the future, consider filing a similar bug report.
P.S. Since you are using Xandros, you should probably go through their
help forums first, not Debian's.
regards,
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