I removed /sw and fink commander from my system. I did this following the reinstallation of Apple's X11 packages.
I then redownloaded fink and did the following sequence.
I'm really not sure what I should do with respect to the x11 installation (recall that I'm trying to get tetex installed on a Pather system - G5 Dual processors).
TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo fink scanpackages; fink index
Password:
Information about 1116 packages read in 1 seconds.
mkdir -p dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc
dpkg-scanpackages dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
mkdir -p dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc
dpkg-scanpackages dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
mkdir -p dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc
dpkg-scanpackages dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/stable/crypto/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
mkdir -p dists/local/bootstrap/binary-darwin-powerpc
dpkg-scanpackages dists/local/bootstrap/binary-darwin-powerpc override | gzip >dists/local/bootstrap/binary-darwin-powerpc/Packages.gz
Wrote 0 entries to output Packages file.
sudo /sw/bin/fink index
Reading package info...
Updating package index... done.
TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install fink
Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Packages [219kB]
Get:2 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main Release [85B]
Get:3 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Packages [27.9kB]
Get:4 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/crypto Release [87B]
Get:5 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Packages [855B]
Get:6 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/main Release [93B]
Get:7 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Packages [888B]
Get:8 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/current/crypto Release [95B]
Fetched 248kB in 4s (59.6kB/s)
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 22 not upgraded.
Need to get 217kB of archives. After unpacking 927MB will be used.
Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main fink 0.18.3-1 [217kB]
Fetched 217kB in 3s (66.4kB/s)
(Reading database ... 3927 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace fink 0.16.2-1 (using .../fink_0.18.3-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement fink ...
Setting up fink (0.18.3-1) ...
Checking system... powerpc-apple-darwin7.3.0
This system was not released at the time this Fink release was made, but
should work.
ln -s 10.3 /sw/fink/dists
Reading package info...
Updating package index... done.
TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo apt-get install xfree86-shlibs xfree86
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
system-xfree86 system-xfree86-shlibs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xfree86 xfree86-shlibs
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 22 not upgraded.
Need to get 51.6MB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main xfree86-shlibs 4.3.99.16-2 [2789kB]
Get:2 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.3/release/main xfree86 4.3.99.16-2 [48.8MB]
Fetched 51.6MB in 14m29s (59.3kB/s)
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86 which isn't installed.
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-shlibs which isn't installed.
Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-shlibs.
(Reading database ... 3913 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xfree86-shlibs (from .../xfree86-shlibs_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6/lib. This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to install xfree86-shlibs again. (The package won't be recompiled.)
Press Return to continue.
Is there some kind of HOW TO guide I should be following?
Alexander K. Hansen wrote:
--On Thursday, April 01, 2004 6:26 PM -0500 Peter DePasquale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
No offense, but this software better be worth this much trouble.....
Here's the latest:
TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall xfree86-shlibs xfree86 E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ dpkg --configure -a dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo !! sudo dpkg --configure -a TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall xfree86-shlibs xfree86 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: The package xfree86 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall xfree86-shlibs xfree86 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: xfree86: Conflicts: xfree86-base-threaded Conflicts: system-xfree86 but 2:4.3.99-2 is to be installed xfree86-shlibs: Conflicts: xfree86-base-threaded-shlibs Conflicts: system-xfree86 but 2:4.3.99-2 is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). TCNJ-97-131:~ depasqua$
How about we flush out ALL of the kind packages that are currently in the system, and rebuild this puppy from scratch. I mean, we wiped out Apple's X11, right???? What about Fink? How can I do that, and then follow the directions from scratch on installing tetex??????????
Clearing Fink out is easy:
rm -rf /sw
Can I even generate a list of what's installed????
"fink list -i", or use Fink Commander.
However, your problem looks to be partially installed XFree86 stuff, which won't show up in Fink Commander.
I keep looking at Fink Commander window, and you all seem to be using Fink on the command line....
"sudo apt-get install" is the same as Binary->Install, but I was trying to use options that aren't mapped into Fink Commander.
I was trying to avoid playing with the command line, but.....
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