What does "fink list libxine" say?
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, James Coyle wrote:
> I ran into this curious problem when I tried to remove libxine:
>
> > James-Coyles-Computer:~] jamescoy% sudo apt-get remove libxine
> > Password:
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > Package libxine is not installed, so not removed
> > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > xfree86-rootless-threaded: Depends: xfree86-base-threaded (=
> > 4.2.1.1-3) but it is not installable
> > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
> > specify a solution).
> > [James-Coyles-Computer:~] jamescoy% fink sudo apt-get remove libxine
> > fink: unknown command "sudo".
> > Type 'fink --help' for more information.
>
>
> Fink Commander says libxine IS installed! Hmmmm....
>
> Thanks!
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> On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 10:17 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>
> > I don't know how you got xfree86-rootless and system-xfree86 to
> > coexist,
> > but it's not good.
> >
> > 1) remove xfree86-rootless-shlibs
> > 2) remove xfree86-rootless
> > 3) reinstall Apple x11
> > 4) run "fink reinstall system-xfree86"
> >
> >
> > libxine requires xfree86-*-threaded now, so that's why it wants you to
> > install xfree86-*-threaded. Therefore, it's not compatible with Apple
> > X11.You should be able to remove libxine, and all of its dependencies
> > with
> >
> > sudo apt-get remove libxine
> >
> > ("apt-get remove" works on packages installed from source, too, and is
> > more clever than "fink remove" about dealing with dependencies).
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, James Coyle wrote:
> >
> >> Awhile ago I installed Apple's X11. Consequently, I was instructed to
> >> install system-xfreee86 and remove xfree86-base. I'm not quite sure
> >> why, but I still have xfree86-rootless and
> >> xfree86-rootless-threaded-shlibs installed. (Should I keep them?)
> >>
> >> In any event, I have an old version of libxine installed. I can't
> >> remove it because of dependencies and when I try to update it, Fink
> >> Commander instructs me to reinstall some of the xfree86 packages.
> >>
> >> I'd like to know exactly which of these I should or should not have
> >> installed and how I can get around this conundrum.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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