It looks like you somehow tagged the whole base package suite to be removed. Try running dselect again and see if you can toggle them back to be added or unchanged.
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Brian Allen wrote: > I believe that everything is installed correctly. > > I have did the [U]pdate command and the [S]elect command after which I > scrolled to "Perl Database Interface" hit a + key. > > I return to the menu and started the install and I got the following which > lead me to believe that I select some packages to be removed. > > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > apt* apt-shlibs* dpkg* fink* gettext libiconv* tar > The following NEW packages will be installed: > dbi-pm time-hires-pm > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > apt apt-shlibs (due to apt) dpkg gettext (due to dpkg) libiconv (due to > dpkg) tar (due to dpkg) fink > 0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 7 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 457kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > You are about to do something potentially harmful > To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' > ?] > > > Is this an error on my part? > > - Brian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > http://www.vasoftware.com > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > -- 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: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
