It looks like you tried to install the libncurses5-dev from potato on a system running woody or sid. What do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list? You should not have to change symlinks.
Bob On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 08:58:20PM -0500, Giulio Morgan wrote: > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > libncurses5-dev: Depends: libncurses5 (= 5.0-6.0potato1) but 5.0-8 is to be > installed > E: Sorry, broken packages > > I then created the synb link manually per Christopher's suggestion, and this > had no effect (so I rm'ed the "libncurses" file). Then, > > # dpkg -l | grep ncurses > ii libncurses4 4.2-9 Shared libraries for terminal handling > ii libncurses4-de 4.2-9 Developer's libraries and docs for ncurses > ii libncurses5 5.0-8 Shared libraries for terminal handling > ii ncurses-base 5.0-8 Descriptions of common terminal types > ii ncurses-bin 5.0-8 Terminal-related programs and man pages > ii ncurses-term 5.0-8 Additional terminal type definitions > ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared librari > ii typist 2.3.1-1 A simple ncurses typing tutor > > Sorry for asking what must be an obvious question, but...Does it appear from > the directory structure included in the original post (included again below > for > convenience) that there is something obviously wrong - > /lib/libcurses.so.1.0.0xo? > > Thanks for your time and help > > -- > Giulio Morgan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > from /lib > root root 18 Aug 26 1999 libcurses.so.1 -> libcurses.so.1.0.0 > root root 52641 May 18 1995 libcurses.so.1.0.0xo > root root 19 Jul 5 2000 libtermcap.so.2 -> > libtermcap.so.2.0.8 > root root 10500 Feb 3 2000 libtermcap.so.2.0.8 > root root 242644 Oct 30 1998 libncurses.so.3.4 > root root 238700 Mar 5 2000 libncurses.so.4.2 > root root 17 Nov 27 08:26 libncurses.so.5 -> libncurses.so.5.0 > > ----- > from /usr/lib > root root 12 Jul 5 2000 libcurses.a -> libncurses.a > root root 13 Jul 5 2000 libcurses.so -> libncurses.so > root root 20 Nov 25 22:59 libcurses.so.1 -> > /lib/libncurses.so.5 > root root 372674 Mar 5 2000 libncurses.a > root root 20 Jul 5 2000 libncurses.so -> > /lib/libncurses.so.4 > > perms removed for legibility > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
