APT - Uninstall Leftovers
I'm having problems with apt and it's removal of packages. I tried to install xrn (the x news reader) and it installed cnews and inews removing my leafnode. I then had it reinstall leafnode, since it was properly configured and working. Of course this removed what I had just installed. Anyway, I'm getting tons of mail saying the /usr/lib/news/sendbatches, /usr/lib/news/input/newsrun, and /usr/lib/news/maint/newswatch do not exist. They appear to be in a cron job, but I can't find them. Any idea where they might be at? Also, should'nt this have been removed by the removal of the packages? TIA, Chris
Re: APT - Uninstall Leftovers
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm having problems with apt and it's removal of packages. I tried to install xrn (the x news reader) and it installed cnews and inews removing my leafnode. I then had it reinstall leafnode, since it was properly configured and working. Of course this removed what I had just installed. This is because Apt knows all, and you are a mere user. ;-) It knows that xrn requires cnews/inews, and cnews/inews conflict with leafnode. Thus you want an impossible situation, and it will not give it to you because you are wrong. Always remember that Apt is God and you will be fine. ;-) Havoc
Re: APT - Uninstall Leftovers
On 25 Feb, George Bonser wrote: On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Havoc Pennington wrote: This is because Apt knows all, and you are a mere user. ;-) It knows that xrn requires cnews/inews, and cnews/inews conflict with leafnode. Thus you want an impossible situation, and it will not give it to you because you are wrong. Always remember that Apt is God and you will be fine. ;-) Right, it should be something like: xrn requires news-transport leafnode provides news-transport conflicts with cnews, inn cnews provides news-transport conflicts with leafnode, inn requires inews inn provides news-transport conflicts with leafnode, cnews, inews Better yet: xrn requres news-transport leafnode provides news-transport and is installed end of story - install xrn and leave leafnode installed.
