That's the whole error message (i.e. you didn't snip anything out)? That's more cryptic than usual for a dpkg error.
Well, let's proceed anyway. System-xfree86 is for situations where you have already installed XFree86 through means other than the fink packaging system. Do you in fact have XFree86 installed? On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 07:58, Daniel Timoldi wrote: > Anyone else having this problem? > > pkg system-xfree86 version ### > pkg system-xfree86 version 4.2-1 > The following package will be installed or updated: > system-xfree86 > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 3511 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking system-xfree86 (from > .../system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/system- > xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package system-xfree86-4.2-1 > > > > Dan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0002en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
