On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 08:52:21PM -0400, Kenneth Jacker wrote: > >> Sorry I can't remember the *exact* error message ... > > I today found the error messages caused by "apt-get upgrade": > > The following packages have been kept back > > libpng3 > x-window-system-core > xbase-clients > xfree86-common > xlibs > xserver-common > ... ... ... > > > "Kept back" ... that's a strange expression. Exactly what does it mean? > > ag> I had issues here as well, probably complicated by other > ag> backports. > > I have no other "backports" installed. > > ag> I found that it was necessary to include _all_ of the following > ag> lines in sources.list. > > ag> # XFree4.3 > ag> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/xfree86/i386/ ./ > ag> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/freetype/i386/ ./ > ag> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/fontconfig/i386/ ./ > ag> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/libpng/i386/ ./ > ag> deb http://people.debian.org/~mmagallo/packages/xft/i386/ ./ > > I changed my "sources.list" to include all of the above and reran > "apt-get upgrade". That only resulted in the installation of four > add'l packages: libpng2, libfreetype6, xnest and xvfg. > > ag> In addition, the apt-get upgrade didn't work too well, I > ag> finished up removing and reinstalling xlibs, as that was the > ag> main culprit that was being held back as v4.1. > > So, I should now try using "apt-get install xlibs" or " dpkg -i xlibs" > in the dir containing all the downloaded "xfree86-4.3"-related ".deb" files? > > Thanks for the help! > > -Kenneth
You need to _remove xlibs before installing it_. There are a lot of dependencies that get removed at the same time, but that didn't bother me because that was when I was setting up my system, and everything was cached for a subsequent install, so no more downloading. I'm sure that someone with a more than mediocre knowledge of apt / dpkg could suggest a way of forcing removal of xlibs and leaving it's dependencies. I'd venture that you cold force removal of xlibs with dpkg, then install with apt-get and hope that it picks up the pieces. But like I say, it wasn't a big deal for me to let it remove all of the xlibs 4.1 dependencies. YMMV. Antony -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]