On Jul 20, 2004, at 6:58 AM, david bonde wrote:
When I try to install ghostscript:
% sudo fink install ghostscript
and picking all the default choices the installation process ends up with this error message:
You shouldn't necessarily pick the defaults, by the way.
### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1
Failed: can't batch-install packages: /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/ xfree86_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- shlibs_4.3.99.16-2_darwin-powerpc.deb
Can you quote from further back in the error message? This isn't very helpful--this could be the error from having an externally installed X11 (e.g. Apple's) or when you try to switch from Fink's XFree86-4.2.x to 4.3.x or later.
I have read the FAQ about xfree troubles, especially
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#apple- x11-wants-xfree86
and
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-packages.php?phpLang=en#wants- xfree86-on-upgrade
and followed their advice but it still does not work.
You never mentioned your OS version, your Fink version, whether you have another X11 version installed....
When I
% sudo fink selfupdate
I get this error message
### execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1 Failed: Updating using CVS failed. Check the error messages above.
Once again, you need to quote from further back. However, in this case you should either switch over to rsync selfupating, or read the FAQ:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php#cvs-busy
However, this seems to work:
% sudo fink list -i system-xfree86 Password: Reading package info... Updating package index... done. Information about 1723 packages read in 30 seconds.
Clearly, you don't have the system-xfree86 virtual packages. What version of Fink do you have (run "fink --version")? If you are on an old version the system-xfree86 virtual packages won't get generated.
But this does not look right:
% sudo dpkg -r --force-all system-xfree86 system-xfree86-42 system-xfree86-43
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86 which isn't installed.
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-42 which isn't installed.
dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-43 which isn't installed.
This is entirely correct--you don't have those packages, so dpkg can't remove them.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance David
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