Re: Remove package from apt's db
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NN_il_Confusionario wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 11:47:44AM +1000, Rich Healey wrote:
>> I've installed skype, had to force it to ignore dependencies (long
>> story.. anyway, i do have qt4's libs, and skype does work)
>
> I would NOT remove skype from the dpkg database /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> I would use equivs (or manual editing of /var/lib/dpkg/status
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/$PAKAGENAME.list , but you must _exactly_ know what
> you are doing) to say that dependencies are installed.
>
> In desperate case where dependencies are wrongly declared (like
> installing opera on sarge) a manual editing of /var/lib/dpkg/status to
> correctly declare the dependencies makes sense.
>
I _DO_ know what i'm doing (not arrogance or anger).
I'm used to building systems from scratch, I have _A_ set of qt libs,
and skype works fine, it's just not the set that apt feels i should have.
Kind Regards
Rich Healey
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