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Re: how to force installation of debian package



On Saturday 12 July 2008 04:46:37 pm Jan Brosius wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using sidux os (sid debian). I have compiled maxima from source with
> sbcl since this works and the debian maxima package compiled with gcl
> doesn't work.
> Now I want to install the debian package wxmaxima that needs maxima to work
> properly. But I can not install this package since it proposes to install
> also the faulty debian maxima package.
>
> Is there any posibility to install the wxmaxima package without installing
> the faulty maxima package?
>
> Thanks for any help
> Jan

Jan,

download the package .deb from the web.

dpkg -i --force-depends package.deb

**Warning**  This may break your system.

see dpkg --force-help

HTH

-- 
Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser

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