to xlib6 or not to xlib6?
Still trying to get gimp-smotif to run. However can't install gimp until I have xlib6 installed. When trying to install xlib6 I get error messages: bash# dpkg -i xlib6_3.2-1a.1_i386.deb dpkg: considering removing xlib in favour of xlib6 ... dpkg: no, cannot remove xlib (--auto-deconfigure will help): gwm depends on xlib (= 3.1.2-4) xlib is to be removed. dpkg: regarding xlib6_3.2-1a.1_i386.deb containing xlib6: xlib6 conflicts with elf-x11r6lib xlib provides elf-x11r6lib and is installed. dpkg: error processing xlib6_3.2-1a.1_i386.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing xlib6 Errors were encountered while processing: xlib6_3.2-1a.1_i386.deb I am not worried about gwm: I don't use it anyway. But I am worried about trashing all my other X stuff if I install this package. Is it OK to upgrade to xlib6 and let the chips fall where they may with respect to elf-x11r6lib, or what should I do? Thanks! -- Ken Gaugler N6OSK Santa Clara, California email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.wco.com/~keng The life of a Repo Man is always INTENSE...
Re: to xlib6 or not to xlib6?
On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, Ken Gaugler wrote: [snip] I am not worried about gwm: I don't use it anyway. But I am worried about trashing all my other X stuff if I install this package. Is it OK to upgrade to xlib6 and let the chips fall where they may with respect to elf-x11r6lib, or what should I do? Go ahead an upgrade to xlib6. The only problem you might run into it that a few old packages (like gwm) depended on things they shouldn't have depended on and so you might have to use --force-depends to get those installed. Let me repeat that... the only potential problem is dpkg dependencies problems with some old packages. Once you have everything installed, xlib6 will work just fine. If you still find packages that haven't been upgraded to depend on either xlib6 or elf-x11r6lib, you should file bug reports against them. Christian
