Could you post the contents of the file /etc/sources.list - did you try 'apt-get -t testing install perl' or 'apt-get -t unstable install perl'?
Even perl in stable depends on libdb2 >= 2:2.7.7.0-7. Looks to me like you might have cd's in your /etc/sources.list --- Vivek Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for help. I did that and I got following: > [75]#/root # apt-get install perl > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean > that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are > using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not > yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > > Since you only requested a single operation it is > extremely likely that > the package is simply not installable and a bug > report against > that package should be filed. > The following information may help to resolve the > situation: > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet > dependencies: > perl: Depends: libdb2 (>= 2:2.7.7.0-7) but > 2:2.4.14-2.7.7.1.c is to be > installed > E: Sorry, broken packages > > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 12:08, Simon Tod wrote: > > --- Vivek Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > there, > > > > > > I need help to upgrade a certain package. I used > > > following command: > > > apt-get upgrade perl > > > Once I do this it gives me a list of packages > and > > > goes back to the > > > prompt. I see perl-base in the list. > > > Can I upgrade single package ?? There is > sendmail > > > also in the list so if > > > I upgrade all the packages I am afraid that > sendmail > > > will also get > > > upgraded and so is the configuration files. I > don't > > > want to affect my > > > mailing system. > > > Any Help !! > > > > > > -- > > > V Kumar > > > > > > > > > > If all you want to do is upgrade a single package > then > > you need > > > > apt-get install perl > > > > Depending on what's in your /etc/sources.list file > you > > might have to add a '-t testing' or '-t unstable' > to > > the command to ensure you're getting the one you > want. > > > > ===== > > ----------------------- > > Simon Tod > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? > Get the FREE Yahoo! > > Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Vivek Kumar > System Administrator (AIX & LINUX) > ===== ----------------------- Simon Tod [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]