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Re: debian sid & gnome



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On 06/11/08 22:47, Dietrich Bollmann wrote:
> Hi Ron.
> 
> On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 22:16 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> Since weeks I can't update debian sid as apt-get always wants to remove
>>> gnome:
>> I have to ask: do you "apt-get update"?
> 
> Of course I did :)

I figured you did...

>> Try upgrading a handful of packages at a time.  That will show you
>> where the problem is.  "apt-show-packages -u | sort" is handy.
> 
> I couldn't find 'apt-show-packages' - even google only lists six pages
> when searching for 'apt-show-packages':
> http://www.google.com/search?q=apt-show-packages
> 
> Where can I find it?

Oops.  It's apt-show-versions.

> Is there some way to list the package dependencies used when trying to
> upgrade debian?  Having a dependency tree it should be easy to
> understand why apt-get always wants to uninstall gnome.

Upgrading a few GNOME packages should lead you to the culprit.

> Thanks for your answer, Dietrich

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"Kittens give Morbo gas.  In lighter news, the city of New New
York is doomed."
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