On 2011-03-15 14:29 +0100, Albretch Mueller wrote: >> True, this package has been split out from dpkg and dpkg-dev after the >> Lenny release. What does "dpkg -l dpkg dpkg-dev" print? > ~ > $ dpkg -l dpkg dpkg-dev > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Description > +++-==============-==============-============================================ > ii dpkg 1.15.8.9 Debian package management system > un dpkg-dev <none> (no description available) > ~ > after going: > ~ > dpkg --install dpkg-scanpackages/dpkg-dev_1.14.31_all.deb
I suppose this gave you some error messages? > # dpkg -l dpkg dpkg-dev > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version > Description > +++-================================-================================-================================================================================ > ii dpkg 1.15.8.9 > Debian package management system > iU dpkg-dev 1.14.31 > Debian package development tools This combination does not work, and the package relationships declare that, as can be seen in the error message when dpkg tries to configure dpkg-dev: > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dpkg-dev: > dpkg (1.15.8.9) breaks dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.8) and is installed. > Version of dpkg-dev to be configured is 1.14.31. The reason for this is precisely the move of Dpkg.pm to libdpkg-perl in dpkg version 1.15.8 which breaks older versions of dpkg-dev. > I still see no way out of this dependency problems Install a newer dpkg-dev along with its dependencies. And use apt to manage packages, it will prevent you from installing broken package combinations. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87r5a8l5nn....@turtle.gmx.de