Re: kdebase-dev removes gnome-desktop and xfce4
On 7/21/06, Greg Madden <gomadtroll@gci.net> wrote:
Etch is using gamin as its file/dir monitering app. All package should
depend on gamin not fam, see if a bug has been filed on the package
you want to use.
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Greg Madden
The package is kdebase-dev, and a bug was filed, closed and reopened!
I report the bug conversation, which could be useful to people who
search debian-user archives.
Bye,
Marco
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Christopher Martin spake thusly on 02/01/2006 08:36 AM:
On Wednesday 01 February 2006 08:57, Scott wrote:
Package: kdebase-dev
Version: Package conflicts with a number of GNOME packages including
gamin... Severity: important
When attempting "apt-get install kdebase-dev" you are warned that a
number of GNOME packages will be removed (including but not limited to)
gamin, gnome-screensaver and mail-notification. The "gamain" package
seems rather important. I don't knos if it's part of the base install of
GNOME so I'm afraid to proceed with the installation of kdebase-dev
(which is needed in order to compile KDE themes from source).
What I think you need to do is explicitly install libgamin-dev along with
gamin. It 'provides' libfam-dev, which should satisfy the needs of the
packages you found apt-get wanted to remove.
Let us know if this resolves the issue, and then we can close the bug.
I think this bug needs to be re-opened. The problem still persists. The
previous solution was more of a work-around than solution, per se.
I've had this happen all over again (nearly two months later) with a
fresh install of Sid. One should not have to jump through all these
hoops. Maybe gamin needs to depend on libgamin-dev?
All I know is, this becomes a lot of hoops to jump through for any
administrator. I'd forgotten I'd submitted this bug in the first place.
When I went to submit it (again) I found my previous bug (i.e. this
one). Until the problem is resolved (not the workaround around you
suggested) people are going to have to continue to work their way to
this bug report.
Is that really a resolution?
Thanks.
Regards,
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Scott
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