Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

Johannes Wiedersich wrote: astrid jurgensen wrote: I recently tried to download and install software using apt-get install. The process was aborted because apt-get install tried to remove the kernel. See details below: apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast 13 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 2

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 10:48:12PM -0500, Mark Fletcher wrote: ... > That would be my guess too. Looks to me like xcdroast needs a newer > kernel than you have. I am somewhat surprised that the package would be > set up to conflict with the older kernel version, and even more > surprised that ap

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

astrid jurgensen wrote: I recently tried to download and install software using apt-get install. The process was aborted because apt-get install tried to remove the kernel. See details below: apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast 13 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 2 to remove and 500 not upgraded

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

On 2005-12-13, Mark Fletcher penned: > > How sure are we that this problem is related to xcdroast? Try > installing something else, something harmless like an X-based game > or something, to see if it tries to do the same thing. apt-get may > just have got into a mess on your machine. I'm surprised

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

Michael Marsh wrote: On 12/12/05, Joris Hooijberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2005/12/12, Michael Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Really? Nothing in what Astrid posted seemed to indicate that to me. The only "kernel-image" that appears is the one that's presumably going to be removed.

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

On 12/12/05, Joris Hooijberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2005/12/12, Michael Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Really? Nothing in what Astrid posted seemed to indicate that to me. > > The only "kernel-image" that appears is the one that's presumably > > going to be removed. > > > True. but I'm sure

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

besides, I don't know if you copy-pasted the command you posted here, but the command apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast gives me a "E: Command line option 'n' [from -no-remove] is not known." because the right command should be apt-get install --no-remove xcdroast   (with double minus-sign)

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

True. but I'm sure that A. Apt-get's dependency-checking is designed to check upward dependencies as well (i.e. when I remove Gimp , X.org will not be removed, although Gimp depends on X.org). B. there's no program at all that even can think of removing a kernel without replacing it or something

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

On 12/12/05, Joris Hooijberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you'll get a new kernel in return Really? Nothing in what Astrid posted seemed to indicate that to me. The only "kernel-image" that appears is the one that's presumably going to be removed. -- Michael A. Marsh http://www.umiacs.u

Re: apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

I think you'll get a new kernel in return2005/12/12, astrid jurgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I recently tried to download and install software using apt-get install. The process was aborted because apt-get install tried to remove the kernel. See details below:apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast Readi

apt-get install tries to REMOVE my kernel

I recently tried to download and install software using apt-get install. The process was aborted because apt-get install tried to remove the kernel. See details below: apt-get install –no-remove xcdroast Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... The following extra packages will be