Re: package version numbers

[bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx)]

Rick Pasotto wrote:
> Aptitude reports that for several packages:
> 
> 	Depends: libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0) but it is not installable
> 
> however 'apt-cache policy libglib1.2' reports:
> 
> libglib1.2:
>   Installed: 1.2.10-17
>   Candidate: 1.2.10-17
>   Version table:
>  *** 1.2.10-17 0
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 
> Isn't 1.2.10 >= 1.2.0?

I did not look but frequently you will find that the package listed is
not installable due to problems with its dependencies and not because
the version is not adequate.  Try this:

  aptitude install -s libglib1.2

Or:

  apt-get install -s libglib1.2

I am guessing that it will be uninstallable and this will show what
those problems will be.  Probably one of the dependencies below it is
not sufficient.

Bob