get the deb for it. dpkg -i --ignore-depends=<package> package.deb
where <package> in this instance would be the package you want to ignore xfree86-common for example. brett :> -----Original Message----- :> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of :> Ben Leslie :> Sent: Monday, 24 February 2003 2:57 PM :> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> Subject: [SLUG] Avoiding debian dependancies :> :> :> Hi all, :> :> I just tried to apt-get install slapd (OpenLDAP server) on a debian :> production server. Debian then wants to install an xfree86-common, :> which I obviously don't want on a server. :> :> (slapd depends on libiodbc2 depends on xlibs..... xfree86-common). :> :> Now, I know the way I'll be using slapd doesn't *really* depend on :> libiodbc2. Is there a simple way to tell apt-get this? :> :> (I guess I could get the source and change the :> dependencies manually :> but that sounds really icky.) :> :> Cheers, :> :> Benno :> -- :> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ :> More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug :> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
