Re: apt-get dummy installation
On 21 Sep 1999, Martin Bialasinski wrote:
> $ apt-get -f -s -c apt.conf.alpha install task-sgml
> [...]
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> task-sgml: Depends: xemacs20
> E: Sorry, broken packages
>
> $ apt-cache -c apt.conf.alpha dumpavail | grep xemacs20 | grep Provides
> Provides: emacsen, info-browser, mail-reader, news-reader,www-browser, xemacs20
Yes, but it may be that xemacs20 depends on something that cannot be
installed. Try 'install task-sgml xemacs20' and try -o
debug::pkgproblemresolver=true
When there is a problem installing a set of packages APT can sometimes
choose very odd places to give up so the errors are not so great.
Jason
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