Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On 2010-12-13 02:55 +0100, Frank Church wrote: I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? My hunch is that the libgcc1 package (required by libc6, among others) still depends on gcc-4.2-base, which means that your system is not up to date. What does apt-cache policy libgcc1 print? Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87vd2y59sx@turtle.gmx.de
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On 13 December 2010 08:58, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2010-12-13 02:55 +0100, Frank Church wrote: I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? My hunch is that the libgcc1 package (required by libc6, among others) still depends on gcc-4.2-base, which means that your system is not up to date. What does apt-cache policy libgcc1 print? Sven == r...@heron01:/usr/src# apt-cache policy libgcc1 libgcc1: Installed: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Candidate: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages 1:4.2.3-2ubuntu7 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy/main Packages I thought gcc name referred to just the compiler, not on libraries created by the compiler. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87vd2y59sx@turtle.gmx.de -- Frank Church === http://devblog.brahmancreations.com
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On 2010-12-13 10:47 +0100, Frank Church wrote: == r...@heron01:/usr/src# apt-cache policy libgcc1 libgcc1: Installed: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Candidate: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages 1:4.2.3-2ubuntu7 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy/main Packages Please ask on Ubuntu lists for help next time. I thought gcc name referred to just the compiler, not on libraries created by the compiler. The libgcc1 package is built from the gcc sources. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87pqt6577d@turtle.gmx.de
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On 13 December 2010 09:54, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2010-12-13 10:47 +0100, Frank Church wrote: == r...@heron01:/usr/src# apt-cache policy libgcc1 libgcc1: Installed: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Candidate: 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages 1:4.2.3-2ubuntu7 0 500 http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de hardy/main Packages Please ask on Ubuntu lists for help next time. I thought gcc name referred to just the compiler, not on libraries created by the compiler. The libgcc1 package is built from the gcc sources. Sven Aren't ubuntu questions welcome here? I thought that at this kind of low level Ubuntu and Debian are the same. Many Debian packages work on ubuntu unchanged. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87pqt6577d@turtle.gmx.de -- Frank Church === http://devblog.brahmancreations.com
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On 2010-12-13 11:50 +0100, Frank Church wrote: Aren't ubuntu questions welcome here? Depends on the type of question. In any case, please mention that you are using Ubuntu, and which distribution. I thought that at this kind of low level Ubuntu and Debian are the same. Except that you would not have this problem with gcc-4.2-base in any current Debian distribution. Many Debian packages work on ubuntu unchanged. And many others don't. Worst of all, some packages may be unchanged but don't work due to changes in _other_ packages that Ubuntu deploys. This mostly affects packages in universe which are imported from Debian and built automatically, but might never have been tested by anyone in Ubuntu. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87bp4q53va@turtle.gmx.de
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:50:16AM +, Frank Church wrote: Aren't ubuntu questions welcome here? What is wrong with the ubuntu-user support mailing lists? -- Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101213124820.ga22...@fischer
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Lu, 13 dec 10, 10:50:16, Frank Church wrote: Please ask on Ubuntu lists for help next time. Aren't ubuntu questions welcome here? Please don't take it the wrong way, it's not that we don't want to help Ubuntu users[1][2], it's just that some of our advices will not work, be completely wrong or even dangerous for an Ubuntu system. [1] actually it's quite the opposite, many Ubuntu users solved their problems on debian-user, but it is important to mention you use Ubuntu, preferably in the Subject, so that the people using it can chime in, and all others can add proper warnings for their suggestions or ignore if not interested. [2] there have been occasional complaints about Ubuntu questions on debian-user, even in cases were they were properly marked as such, but I don't think it applies to all or even most of the subscribers. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 01:55:37 +, Frank Church wrote: I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base Wow, gcc is an important package on every linux system: s...@stt008:~$ apt-cache show gcc-4.2-base | grep -i priority Priority: required s...@stt008:~$ apt-cache rdepends gcc-4.2-base gcc-4.2-base Reverse Depends: libstdc++6-4.2-pic libstdc++6-4.2-doc libstdc++6-4.2-dev libstdc++6-4.2-dbg libmudflap0-4.2-dev libgfortran2 libgfortran2-dbg lib32stdc++6-4.2-dbg lib32gfortran2 lib32gfortran2-dbg gobjc-4.2 gobjc-4.2-multilib gobjc++-4.2 gobjc++-4.2-multilib gfortran-4.2 gfortran-4.2-multilib gcc-4.2 gcc-4.2 gcc-4.2-source gcc-4.2-multilib gcc-4.2-locales g++-4.2 g++-4.2-multilib cpp-4.2 Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? (...) After this operation, 643MB disk space will be freed. You are about to do something potentially harmful. To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' Is the norm for base packages, like this. At least the package manager is smart enough to warn you against the operation :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.13.14.33...@gmail.com
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Lu, 13 dec 10, 14:33:39, Camaleón wrote: Is the norm for base packages, like this. At least the package manager is smart enough to warn you against the operation :-) AFAIK this is warning is only done for packages with Essential: yes. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:55:19 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Lu, 13 dec 10, 14:33:39, Camaleón wrote: Is the norm for base packages, like this. At least the package manager is smart enough to warn you against the operation :-) AFAIK this is warning is only done for packages with Essential: yes. Whatever :-P The fact is that by removing gcc-4.2-base it triggers the uninstall of those essential packages which make the package manager to ring the bell. But curious is that some of those packages are not essential but are selected to be unistalled as they were... from OP's log, apt and das, for instance :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.13.16.49...@gmail.com
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Lu, 13 dec 10, 16:49:33, Camaleón wrote: But curious is that some of those packages are not essential but are selected to be unistalled as they were... from OP's log, apt and das, for instance :-? Don't forget OP is running Ubuntu ;) Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? r...@sys-1275:~# apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libdns35 linux-libc-dev autotools-dev openvpn-blacklist Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libdns35 The following packages will be REMOVED: adduser* ajaxterm* apache2* apache2-mpm-prefork* apache2-utils* apache2.2-common* apt* apt-show-versions* apt-utils* aptitude* base-files* base-passwd* bash* belocs-locales-bin* bind9* binutils* bsdmainutils* bsdutils* build-essential* bzip2* comerr-dev* console-setup* console-terminus* console-tools* coreutils* cpio* cpp* cpp-4.2* cron* curl* dash* debconf* debconf-i18n* debianutils* debootstrap* defoma* dhcp3-client* dhcp3-common* dhcp3-server* diff* dmidecode* dpkg* dpkg-dev* e2fslibs* e2fsprogs* eject* ethtool* fail2ban* file* findutils* fontconfig* fontconfig-config* g++* g++-4.2* gcc* gcc-4.2* gcc-4.2-base* gettext-base* gnupg* gpgv* grep* groff-base* gzip* hostname* ifupdown* initramfs-tools* initscripts* iproute* iptables* iputils-ping* klogd* laptop-detect* less* libacl1* libapache2-mod-php5* libapr1* libaprutil1* libapt-pkg-perl* libatm1* libattr1* libaudio2* libauthen-pam-perl* libbind9-30* libblkid1* libbz2-1.0* libc6* libc6-dev* libc6-i686* libcap1* libck-connector0* libcomerr2* libconsole* libcupsys2* libcurl3* libcurl3-gnutls* libcwidget3* libdb4.6* libdbd-mysql-perl* libdbd-pg-perl* libdbi-perl* libdbus-1-3* libdevmapper1.02.1* libedit2* libexpat1* libfontconfig1* libfreetype6* libfribidi0* libgcc1* libgcrypt11* libgdbm3* libgnutls13* libgomp1* libgpg-error0* libice6* libidn11* libio-pty-perl* libisc35* libisccc30* libisccfg30* libiw29* libjpeg62* libkadm55* libkeyutils1* libkrb5-dev* libkrb53* liblcms1* libldap-2.4-2* liblocale-gettext-perl* libltdl3* libltdl3-dev* liblwres30* liblzo2-2* libmagic1* libmd5-perl* libmng1* libmyodbc* libmysqlclient15-dev* libmysqlclient15off* libncurses5* libncurses5-dev* libncursesw5* libnet-daemon-perl* libnet-ssleay-perl* libnewt0.52* libodbcinstq1c2* libopencdk10* libossp-uuid15* libpam-modules* libpam-smbpass* libpam0g* libpcap0.8* libpcre3* libplrpc-perl* libpng12-0* libpopt0* libpq-dev* libpq5* libqt3-mt* libreadline5* libsamplerate0* libsasl2-2* libsasl2-modules* libselinux1* libsepol1* libsigc++-2.0-0c2a* libslang2* libsm6* libsox0* libsqlite0* libsqlite3-0* libss2* libssl-dev* libssl0.9.8* libstdc++6* libstdc++6-4.2-dev* libsysfs2* libtasn1-3* libtext-charwidth-perl* libtext-iconv-perl* libtext-wrapi18n-perl* libtimedate-perl* libtool* libusb-0.1-4* libuuid1* libvolume-id0* libwrap0* libx11-6* libx11-data* libxau6* libxcb-xlib0* libxcb1* libxcursor1* libxdmcp6* libxext6* libxfixes3* libxft2* libxi6* libxinerama1* libxml2* libxrandr2* libxrender1* libxslt1.1* libxt6* locales* login* logrotate* lsb-base* lsb-release* lynx* lzma* make* makedev* man-db* mawk* mii-diag* mktemp* module-init-tools* mount* mysql-client* mysql-client-5.0* mysql-server* mysql-server-5.0* nano* ncurses-base* ncurses-bin* net-tools* netbase* netcat* netcat-traditional* ntpdate* odbc-postgresql* odbcinst1debian1* openssh-client* openssh-server* openssl* openssl-blacklist* openvpn* passwd* patch* pciutils* pcmciautils* perl* perl-base* perl-modules* php5-cgi* php5-cli* php5-common* php5-mysql* php5-pgsql* postgresql* postgresql-8.3* postgresql-client* postgresql-client-8.3* postgresql-client-8.4* postgresql-client-common* postgresql-common* postgresql-contrib* postgresql-contrib-8.3* postgresql-server-dev-8.3* procps* psmisc* python* python-central* python-minimal* python-support* python2.5* python2.5-minimal* resolvconf* samba* samba-common* sed* smbclient* smbfs* sox* sqlite* ssh* ssl-cert* startup-tasks* sudo* sysklogd* system-services* sysvutils* tar* tasksel* tasksel-data* tcpd* telnet* traceroute* ttf-dejavu* ttf-dejavu-core* ttf-dejavu-extra* tzdata* ubuntu-keyring* ubuntu-minimal* ucf* udev* unixodbc* unixodbc-dev* update-inetd* upstart* upstart-compat-sysv* upstart-logd* usbutils* util-linux* util-linux-locales* uuid-runtime* vim-common* vim-tiny* webmin* wget* whiptail* winbind* wireless-tools* wpasupplicant* x11-common* zlib1g* zlib1g-dev* The following packages will be upgraded: libdns35 WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! apt libc6 (due to apt) libgcc1 (due to apt) libstdc++6 (due to apt) base-files base-passwd (due to base-files) libpam-modules (due to base-files) bash debianutils (due to bash) libncurses5 (due to bash) bsdutils coreutils libacl1 (due to coreutils) libselinux1 (due to coreutils) dash mktemp (due to debianutils) diff dpkg lzma (due to dpkg)
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
- Original message - I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base http://packages.debian.org/lenny/gcc-4.2-base Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? i think its what it should do The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libdns35 linux-libc-dev autotools-dev openvpn-blacklist The following extra packages will be installed: libdns35 The following packages will be REMOVED: adduser* ajaxterm* apache2* apache2-mpm-prefork* apache2-utils* apache2.2-common* apt* apt-show-versions* apt-utils* aptitude* base-files* base-passwd* bash* belocs-locales-bin* bind9* binutils* bsdmainutils* bsdutils* build-essential* bzip2* comerr-dev* console-setup* console-terminus* console-tools* coreutils* cpio* cpp* cpp-4.2* cron* curl* dash* debconf* debconf-i18n* debianutils* debootstrap* defoma* dhcp3-client* dhcp3-common* dhcp3-server* diff* dmidecode* dpkg* dpkg-dev* e2fslibs* e2fsprogs* eject* ethtool* fail2ban* file* findutils* fontconfig* fontconfig-config* g++* g++-4.2* gcc* gcc-4.2* gcc-4.2-base* gettext-base* gnupg* gpgv* grep* groff-base* gzip* hostname* ifupdown* initramfs-tools* initscripts* iproute* iptables* iputils-ping* klogd* laptop-detect* less* libacl1* libapache2-mod-php5* libapr1* libaprutil1* libapt-pkg-perl* libatm1* libattr1* libaudio2* libauthen-pam-perl* libbind9-30* libblkid1* libbz2-1.0* libc6* I think that ones quite essentiell GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/libc6 libc6-dev* libc6-i686* libcap1* libck-connector0* libcomerr2* libconsole* libcupsys2* libcurl3* libcurl3-gnutls* libcwidget3* libdb4.6* libdbd-mysql-perl* libdbd-pg-perl* libdbi-perl* libdbus-1-3* libdevmapper1.02.1* libedit2* libexpat1* libfontconfig1* libfreetype6* libfribidi0* libgcc1* libgcrypt11* libgdbm3* libgnutls13* libgomp1* libgpg-error0* libice6* libidn11* libio-pty-perl* libisc35* libisccc30* libisccfg30* libiw29* libjpeg62* libkadm55* libkeyutils1* libkrb5-dev* libkrb53* liblcms1* libldap-2.4-2* liblocale-gettext-perl* libltdl3* libltdl3-dev* liblwres30* liblzo2-2* libmagic1* libmd5-perl* libmng1* libmyodbc* libmysqlclient15-dev* libmysqlclient15off* libncurses5* libncurses5-dev* libncursesw5* libnet-daemon-perl* libnet-ssleay-perl* libnewt0.52* libodbcinstq1c2* libopencdk10* libossp-uuid15* libpam-modules* libpam-smbpass* libpam0g* libpcap0.8* libpcre3* libplrpc-perl* libpng12-0* libpopt0* libpq-dev* libpq5* libqt3-mt* libreadline5* libsamplerate0* libsasl2-2* libsasl2-modules* libselinux1* libsepol1* libsigc++-2.0-0c2a* libslang2* libsm6* libsox0* libsqlite0* libsqlite3-0* libss2* libssl-dev* libssl0.9.8* libstdc++6* libstdc++6-4.2-dev* libsysfs2* libtasn1-3* libtext-charwidth-perl* libtext-iconv-perl* libtext-wrapi18n-perl* libtimedate-perl* libtool* libusb-0.1-4* libuuid1* libvolume-id0* libwrap0* libx11-6* libx11-data* libxau6* libxcb-xlib0* libxcb1* libxcursor1* libxdmcp6* libxext6* libxfixes3* libxft2* libxi6* libxinerama1* libxml2* libxrandr2* libxrender1* libxslt1.1* libxt6* locales* login* logrotate* lsb-base* lsb-release* lynx* lzma* make* makedev* man-db* mawk* mii-diag* mktemp* module-init-tools* mount* mysql-client* mysql-client-5.0* mysql-server* mysql-server-5.0* nano* ncurses-base* ncurses-bin* net-tools* netbase* netcat* netcat-traditional* ntpdate* odbc-postgresql* odbcinst1debian1* openssh-client* openssh-server* openssl* openssl-blacklist* openvpn* passwd* patch* pciutils* pcmciautils* perl* perl-base* perl-modules* php5-cgi* php5-cli* php5-common* php5-mysql* php5-pgsql* postgresql* postgresql-8.3* postgresql-client* postgresql-client-8.3* postgresql-client-8.4* postgresql-client-common* postgresql-common* postgresql-contrib* postgresql-contrib-8.3* postgresql-server-dev-8.3* procps* psmisc* python* python-central* python-minimal* python-support* python2.5* python2.5-minimal* resolvconf* samba* samba-common* sed* smbclient* smbfs* sox* sqlite* ssh* ssl-cert* startup-tasks* sudo* sysklogd* system-services* sysvutils* tar* tasksel* tasksel-data* tcpd* telnet* traceroute* ttf-dejavu* ttf-dejavu-core* ttf-dejavu-extra* tzdata* ubuntu-keyring* ubuntu-minimal* ucf* udev* unixodbc* unixodbc-dev* update-inetd* upstart* upstart-compat-sysv* upstart-logd* usbutils* util-linux* util-linux-locales* uuid-runtime* vim-common* vim-tiny* webmin* wget* whiptail* winbind* wireless-tools* wpasupplicant* x11-common* zlib1g* zlib1g-dev* The following packages will be upgraded: libdns35 WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! apt libc6
Re: What are the dependencies of the gcc-4.2-base package?
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:20 AM, Simon Hollenbach ionpowe...@googlemail.com wrote: - Original message - I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base http://packages.debian.org/lenny/gcc-4.2-base Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? i think its what it should do The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libdns35 linux-libc-dev autotools-dev openvpn-blacklist The following extra packages will be installed: libdns35 The following packages will be REMOVED: adduser* ajaxterm* apache2* apache2-mpm-prefork* apache2-utils* apache2.2-common* apt* apt-show-versions* apt-utils* aptitude* base-files* base-passwd* bash* belocs-locales-bin* bind9* binutils* bsdmainutils* bsdutils* build-essential* bzip2* comerr-dev* console-setup* console-terminus* console-tools* coreutils* cpio* cpp* cpp-4.2* cron* curl* dash* debconf* debconf-i18n* debianutils* debootstrap* defoma* dhcp3-client* dhcp3-common* dhcp3-server* diff* dmidecode* dpkg* dpkg-dev* e2fslibs* e2fsprogs* eject* ethtool* fail2ban* file* findutils* fontconfig* fontconfig-config* g++* g++-4.2* gcc* gcc-4.2* gcc-4.2-base* gettext-base* gnupg* gpgv* grep* groff-base* gzip* hostname* ifupdown* initramfs-tools* initscripts* iproute* iptables* iputils-ping* klogd* laptop-detect* less* libacl1* libapache2-mod-php5* libapr1* libaprutil1* libapt-pkg-perl* libatm1* libattr1* libaudio2* libauthen-pam-perl* libbind9-30* libblkid1* libbz2-1.0* libc6* I think that ones quite essentiell GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/libc6 gcc != libc or glibc (as it's currently known) gcc == gnu c compiler they're also separate packages under debian. i don't know what's up with the purge. it should just mess with things like build-essentials and possibly things gotten through 'apt-get source'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlkti=q_rsbu9_oogexujrhybx_0u9qefnqlx9iz...@mail.gmail.com
perl-base package of wrong version?
When I do dpkg -l 'perl*' I get the following (abbreviated): Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name VersionDescription +++-==-==- pn perl none (no description available) pn perl-5.004 none (no description available) pn perl-5.004-bas none (no description available) pn perl-5.004-deb none (no description available) pn perl-5.004-doc none (no description available) pn perl-5.004-sui none (no description available) ii perl-5.005 5.005.03-4 Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report ii perl-5.005-bas 5.005.03-4 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister pn perl-5.005-deb none (no description available) ii perl-5.005-doc 5.005.03-4 Man pages and pod docs for Perl ii perl-5.005-sui 5.005.03-4 Runs setuid Perl scripts. pn perl-5.005-thr none (no description available) ii perl-base 5.004.05-1 Fake package assuring that one of the -base I also just did apt-get update perl-base prior to this. I'm a little confused why perl-base is 5.004 instead of 5.005. Initially I thought it was an obsolete package, replaced by the perl-5.005.base one, but if I do a dpkg --purge perl-base it won't let me, saying this package is essential. Can anyone enlighten me on what's going on? Thanks. Confusedly yours, -- Maciej Kalisiak | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mac [McQ] PGP-finger|www; (0x39AC36F5) 9F BB 9E 11 F0 1E 5D 20 0B 31 3D 37 47 D0 67 C7 GE/CS d- s++:+ a- C++(+++) ULAI++ P+++ L+++ E+++ W++ N- o? K? !w--- O- M- V-- PS PE+ Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 !X-- R+ tv-- b+ DI+ G+ e+++(*) h--- r+++ y?
Removal of 'base' package
Hello All: I have noticed a lot of traffic recently on how the obsolete package 'base' can be removed. This is a detailed description of what I did. If there are any flaws in this let me know, otherwise, this could be used as a guide for those who want to remove the offender. Cheers, Carlo *** *Carlo U. Segre * * Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences * *Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 * * Voice: (312) 567-3498 FAX: (312) 567-3494* *[EMAIL PROTECTED]* *** How to remove the obsolete 'base' package: The package has been rendered unneeded but not by another package replacing it, rather by the placing of most of its files in the base diskettes that the system is installed with from scratch. This is why no package goes to the trouble of removing the reference to base. I have gotten past this by removing the relevant files by hand. here is what I have done: 0. su to root or login as root 1. go to /var/lib/dpkg/info and check what files are present relating to 'base' by doing a 'ls base.*'. You should get the following 3 files: base.conffiles base.list base.postinst 2. look at the contents of 'base.list' which contains the files which belong to the base package. You should get: /. /usr /usr/doc /usr/doc/copyright /usr/doc/copyright/base /usr/doc/copyright/base/debian.README /usr/doc/copyright/GPL /usr/doc/copyright/LGPL /usr/doc/copyright/Artistic /usr/doc/base /usr/doc/base/README.DEBIAN /usr/doc/examples /usr/src /usr/bin /usr/dict /usr/games /usr/info /usr/lib /usr/lib/locale /usr/lib/locale/en_GB /usr/sbin /usr/local /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man /usr/man /usr/man/man8 /usr/man/man8/MAKEDEV.8 /etc /etc/skel /root /dev . and here are all of the /dev/* devices /sbin /var /var/tmp /var/spool /var/spool/mail /var/run /var/run/utmp /var/lock /var/log /var/backups /var/lib /var/lib/dpkg /var/local /var/local/usr /tmp /tmp/base.postinst /bin /proc /floppy /boot /lib /mnt /home /cdrom 3. Of these files, delete, by hand the following, which are not used by any other package. In fact, most have been replaced by other packages without deleting these old ones. All the others are clearly vital directories for the system. I have noted the replacements in the right hand column. DELETE REPLACEMENT /usr/doc/copyright/base /usr/doc/base-files /usr/doc/copyright/base/debian.README/usr/doc/base-files/copyright /usr/doc/copyright/GPL /usr/doc/copyright/GPL.gz /usr/doc/copyright/LGPL /usr/doc/copyright/LGPL.gz /usr/doc/copyright/Artistic /usr/doc/copyright/Artistic.gz /usr/doc/base/usr/doc/base-files /usr/doc/base/README.DEBIAN /usr/doc/base-files/copyright /usr/lib/locale /usr/share/locale /usr/lib/locale/en_GB/usr/share/locale/en_GB 4. Now remove the 3 files listed above: /var/lib/dpkg/info/base.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/base.conffiles /var/lib/dpkg/info/base.postinst 5. Finally, go to the /var/lib/dpkg directory and edit the 'status' file to remove the following entry: Package: base Essential: yes Status: ok installed Priority: required Section: base Maintainer: Bruce Perens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Version: 1.1.0-14 Replaces: miscutils Conffiles: /dev/MAKEDEV 9c600060928b03633f9682d014956cce /etc/adjtime b7920456f21d52fd516f7ff390112d1d /etc/group a56a7999fa189038d9744cb2e48d72d8 /etc/host.conf a61b9f6548d337c1cc1e5a4de39f7b7f /etc/issue 3488b71d436c67a12d80d5dea77bb0f2 /etc/motd 03465202ebeafb7ea39663f4bf055309 /etc/passwd 785647694522546dba95365b191cee98 /root/.bash_profile f885bce730eac7717e6610468b52a500 /root/.bashrc 118f882acfaf472e6a352b1baaf5db87 Description: Debian Base System
Base package
In regards to my last message, I see that package base has been replaced with base-files. and that Base-files replaces base but shouldn't it not provide base? -- Daniel Stringfield mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jax-inter.net/users/servo Send email for more information on the Jacksonville Linux Users Group! -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How compile a new module with just the base package??
Hi all. One note to say thanks to all the people who e-mailed with my initial install problem. I have another question about my ethernet card support. I have an etherlink iii XL card which is not supported by the loadable modules. I found a patch to replace the driver file 3c59x.c which when replaced will allow the system to load the driver and will support my ethernet card but here is my problem. I have only the base system installed and can't access the rest of the debian package because it is on my other system. I need to have ftp access to get it and so require some way of updating the module for the ethernet card. If anyone has any suggestions could you please e-mail? Thanks in advance. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
