On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:53:32 -0400, "Lennart Sorensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > But you had an error saying libgcc1 required a specific gcc-4.3-base > which made it look like it was missing. > > What was the command you ran to get that error then?
When I realized that I couldn't run compiled programs I decided to remove all the versions of gcc I had (3.4, 4.1, 4.3) to reinstall them from the mirror (ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib -- changing it later to the main didn't improve the situation) running apt-get clean, then: # sudo apt-get remove gcc-4.3 gcc-4.3-base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libgcc1: Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.1-2) but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages After that,trying to remove libgcc1 (just to see) I got : The following packages have unmet dependencies: libc6: Depends: libgcc1 but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages I can only reinstall these 2 packages but not remove them. Trying to remove libc6 (also for testing) brings up an awful list of software, among them essential ones that wouldn't leave my system usable, but at least it is removable. > -- > Len Sorensen I think I'm feeling depressed! Emmanuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]