On 07/24/2007 08:40 AM, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 11:51:28PM -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote: >> Should I purge OOo first? This is my first attempt to install >> from backports, so I am not sure about this. I have searched, >> but did not find anything helpful. > > If you want to see a cleaner output from aptitude, just for > fun, then yes, remove OO.o first, but I think it looks clean > and I would go ahead. > >> ---- Begin Aptitude Output ---- >> The following packages are BROKEN: >> [snip package list] > > aptitude likes to make you panic...
LOL! And it works too. I have seen output several times that has made me think hard before continuing. But it's silly the way it handles this scenario. It says the packages *are* broken, which is not true. >> The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED: >> libcurl3 libxt-java > > I find this interesting. I would hold these packages for later > investigation as to why they are being removed. Okay, thanks. >> The following packages have been kept back: >> kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a kdemultimedia-kio-plugins ktuberling >> libarts1-akode libfinance-quote-perl libkcddb1 libkdegames1 >> libmysqlclient15off libpisock9 libpisync0 linux-image-2.6-486 >> mysql-client-5.0 mysql-common mysql-server-5.0 openoffice.org-help-en-us >> ttf-opensymbol tuxpaint tuxpaint-config tuxpaint-data vim-common vim-full >> vim-gui-common vim-runtime vim-tiny > > kept back means that new versions exist, but you are not > installing them. This is a side effect of having backports in > your sources.list. There are newer versions of all these > packages in backports, but you're not using them... which is > probably what you want at this point. I see. I did not think it through it very well. If I use pinning to set the backports priority very low, should I still see that? >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: >> openoffice.org-gnome: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch1) >> but 2.2.1-1~bpo.1 is to be installed. >> openoffice.org-core: Conflicts: openoffice.org-calc (< 2.2.1-1~bpo.1) but >> 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch1 is installed and it is kept back. >> Conflicts: openoffice.org-writer (< 2.2.1-1~bpo.1) >> but 2.0.4.dfsg.2-7etch1 is installed and it is kept back. >> [snip more conflicts] > > this just shows you what all the conflicts are. > I guess I was a little confused why aptitude reports those conflicts. I just assumed that because I am installing a new version, that it would not need to show me that the newer version conflicts with the older version. Thanks for your explanation, it was helpful. I will go ahead with the install. -- Glen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
