Package: x11-common, xserver-xorg Version: 7.0.22, 7.0.22 anarres# dpkg -i pool/main/x/xorg/x11-common_7.0.22_i386.deb dpkg: considering removing xserver-common in favour of x11-common ... dpkg: no, cannot remove xserver-common (--auto-deconfigure will help): xnest depends on xserver-common xserver-common is to be removed. dpkg: regarding .../x11-common_7.0.22_i386.deb containing x11-common: x11-common conflicts with xserver-common xserver-common (version 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6) is installed. dpkg: error processing pool/main/x/xorg/x11-common_7.0.22_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing x11-common Errors were encountered while processing: pool/main/x/xorg/x11-common_7.0.22_i386.deb anarres# dpkg -i pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.0.22_all.deb dpkg: regarding .../xserver-xorg_7.0.22_all.deb containing xserver-xorg, pre-dependency problem: xserver-xorg pre-depends on x11-common (>= 7.0.0-0ubuntu3) x11-common is installed, but is version 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6. dpkg: error processing pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.0.22_all.deb (--install): pre-dependency problem - not installing xserver-xorg Errors were encountered while processing: pool/main/x/xorg/xserver-xorg_7.0.22_all.deb anarres# dpkg -l x11-common xserver-xorg Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii x11-common 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure ii xserver-xorg 6.9.0.dfsg.1-6 the X.Org X server anarres#
It is not possible to upgrade these packages without either (a) deinstalling nearly the entire system or (b) using a --force option to dpkg to force violation of the declared dependencies. (a) is absurd and (b) should not be necessary (dependencies which should be violated shouldn't be declared by the packages). Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]