On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Panayiotis Karabassis <pan...@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/01/2011 02:52 PM, lina wrote: >> fglrx-driver depends on xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.6+1) >> fglrx-driver depends on xorg-video-abi-8 >> xorg-video-abi-8 does not appear to be available > > Is this from aptitude? Don't install the binary package, just the
Yes. it's from the source... by aptitude. > *source* (apt-get source). Then modify the dependencies, to create a How to modify the dependencies? you mean, modify the *.dsc? or > package that will build and run on Squeeze. We're betting on the > possibility that these are not really *required* dependencies and that > an older version of the xserver will do as well. But I did meet the dependencies issue and seems not simple skip over. > > Also have you thought about upgrading to Wheezy? It's a well documented > process, but there pros (newer software) and cons (instability, bugs - > but not too many). I consider (and hesitate) to update to the wheezy but I also worry I can't handle it. > > It is also possible to upgrade just the xserver. There are two steps. > a) Add wheezy to /etc/apt/sources.list > b) Add as many packages from wheezy as are required to > /etc/apt/preferences and forbid the rest (in the same file). See: > > $ man apt_preferences > I will read, but not so clearly about how to proceed it. Thanks again. >> Thanks and best regards, >> >> lina > > - -- > Regards, > Panayiotis Karabassis > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNvlRdAAoJEN7RcJcJCZJiv7cIAJYiZ+JPlw2jde9Wa3Df7hVc > fPM/9cqySLuuypXBEYNbqhiUq+Lragu/uHbXLSaWmKhLyQ4XJ6Y7LGGmM7Hcs/PT > 5VvzNnsgluw2rIZguoEB05cXQMpogjyvpZ6XsrtSkzzqUMl1WRgAcCLNTSObHkzb > bvV7NSNbRb49WYr1dmBwUNhLUTcxhOzVDRVm6Yh89GazTbJoyJi7YQaD64JE32PE > 3NCXbAhIZaNh8jvlewaUQaoRaO6EcLL/MsvgXdvcZExtZYnvYK9XBHjWySa4ZLND > 1yOjUAAnXH3ss8u5/elwSbbIYxp9U7JmyKf57DX/YONCwHc905S/duYfmff+M80= > =vUNX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > 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/4dbe5461.5020...@gmail.com > > -- Best Regards, lina -- 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/BANLkTik6XnvXyDu8Kj=+515K2P6ROg...@mail.gmail.com