Re: How install X4 on woody?
On Thu, 2001-09-06 at 10:25, tluxt wrote:
> I've been told it is:
> edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point to testing.
> apt-get update
> then:
>
> debian:/var/cache/apt# apt-get install x-window-system
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package x-window-system
okay. i wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if this package isn't in
woody yet. basically, it was introduced to sid(unstable) less than a
week or so ago, and quite possibly hasn't been selected for insertion
into woody yet.
you may have to wait a week. that said, i can give you the list of
packages it depends on, which installs x.
lbxproxy, libdps1-dbg, libdps-dev, libxaw7-dbg, libxaw7-dev, proxymngr,
twm, xfs, xfwp, xlibmesa3-dbg, xlibmesa-dev, xlibosmesa3-dbg,
xlibosmesa-dev, xlibs-dbg, xlibs-dev, xnest, xprt, xspecs, xterm, xvfb
and there's also x-window-system-core which it depends on, which has
xserver-xfree86, xlibmesa3, xfonts-base, xfonts-100dpi, xfonts-75dpi,
xfonts-scalable, xbase-clients, xutils
get all these packages in one hit, and you'll be set
>
> So, that didn't work.
>
> This is on a basic potato system that has been upgraded to woody.
>
> Also, both tasksel selections for X (basic & complete) don't work either.
>
tasksel is kinda in pieces atm.
> ============================================================
> debian:/var/cache/apt# tasksel
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
>
> Package task-x-window-system has no available version, but exists in the database.
> This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and
> never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents
> of sources.list
> E: Package task-x-window-system has no installation candidate
and the task-xyz packages are being phased out (not sure why. i'm not a
debian maintainer, and i'm not on debian-devel or debian-user)
> debian:/var/cache/apt# tasksel
>
> ============================================================
>
> So, how is X supposed to be installed on woody?
well. since woody is generally put together by an automated set of
scripts and selection algorithms, i'd say "don't use woody. it's not
complete"
anyway. in the meantime, since woody isn't really a usable system (use
sid if you want to be closer to development, honestly. until it freezes,
woody will be odd)
Andrew 'ashridah' Pilley
>
> (Your help will be greatly appreciated! :) )
> Thanks.
>
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