-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. > > 02Aug2005 @ 14:52 James Polley thusly spake > >>On 8/2/05, Ryan Verner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 14:04 +0930, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>>Can I go ahead with this without causing dependency problems for other >>>>packages? >>>>IOW. If I say yes, will any other packages on the server refuse to run? >>> >>>I'm confused, and don't really understand the question - what you've >>>pasted looks perfectly normal. >> >>You've obviously not had the dubious pleasure of cajoling any RedCrap >>systems into working lately. You've obviously been lulled by Debian's >>excellent package management, especially the excelleng >>dependency/conflict management.. >> >>Luke's original question makes perfect sense for someone who's used to >>the RedCrap World of Pain.. >> >>Luke: welcome to Debian. Enjoy :) > > > Thanks James. > Does your answer imply that indeed I can go ahead without worry about broken > dependencies (and you're right, on redhat/fedora this is always a > problem/consideration) :-). > > Kind regards. > Luke.
Yes, apt-get resolves the depandancies for you. If you are having dependancy issues on redhat/fedora servers you might considering using it on there as well. - -- dave. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ reality-distortion field: n. An expression used to describe the persuasive ability of managers like Steve Jobs. Those close to these managers become passionately committed to possibly insane projects, without regard to the practicality of their implementation or competitive forces in the marketplace. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC7wFLhPPdWeHRgaoRAh0MAKD8e2Xt5KQ4ZQTf2XxJSlvyvEWgUgCgsvcX TIFtOW/8E+2dURUKpyLkOoU= =xPN8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
