Gena Batyan wrote: > pier wrote: > >> Gena Batyan wrote: >> >>> I'm using unstable and I have encountered a strange situation a few >>> times. >>> When trying to install a package using apt-get, it says among other >>> things 'following packages will be REMOVED: ...' and this list is HUGE! >>> I'll give an example. I'm trying to install gaim, which depends on the >>> package libaspell15c2 >>> What in the name of god is going on here??? How can a package request >>> deinstallation of almost a complete system, most of the packages >>> scheduled for removal have NOTHING to do with the library. >> >> >> Have you tried to do an apt-get update and apt-get upgrade before? >> Or an apt-get -f install? > > Sure, I'm doing it almost every day in the hope that it gets resolved. > Nothing helps > > I think it's just a depedency problem. In my unstable box, apt is doing the same thing for at least a week(?) AFAIK aspell is 'messing up' this time. But if you can narrow down the depedencies then you could find several packages are upgradable. I've upgraded cups, and and several x packages this morning. However, it is wiser to wait.
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