Package: aptitude Version: 0.4.0-3 Severity: normal
I'm generally quite happy with the new problem resolver in aptitude, but in a few cases I find it less that useful. Case in point: I was trying to install evolution from experimental. aptitude is your friend here, because this is a complex transition involving dbus and a lot of gnome stuff. I did: aptitude -t experimental install evolution which I assumed would do the job for me. However, the first 20 or so alternatives that it presented as a problem resolution involved either removing evolution altogether, or not upgrading it. It was only after a looong series of "no, no, no..." that it found a working solution. See below. I find it a bit strange that it didn't find this earlier. After all, I asked for an upgrade of evolution, so that should be priority #1. Removing it should probably *never* be an option, nor keeping it. Or at least a last resort... The first alternative to show should be "what happens if you *really* want to do this?". Only when that turns out not to be possibly should you consider the other options. Is there an apt.conf option that increases the penalty for those options? Maybe the default value of that penalty should be considerably increased. /Mikael Solution that works for me: Remove the following packages: dbus-1 dbus-glib-1 libebook1.2-3 libedataserverui1.2-4 libhal-storage0 libhal0 libnautilus-burn1 Install the following packages: dbus [0.50-3 (experimental, now)] libdbus-1-1 [0.50-3 (experimental, now)] libdbus-glib-1-1 [0.50-3 (experimental, now)] libgdl-1-0 [0.6.0-1 (experimental, now)] libgdl-1-common [0.6.0-1 (experimental)] libhal-storage1 [0.5.5.1-1 (experimental, now)] libhal1 [0.5.5.1-1 (experimental, now)] libnautilus-burn2 [2.12.1-2 (experimental, now)] libwnck18 [2.12.1-1 (experimental, now)] libxres1 [6.8.2.dfsg.1-10 (unstable)] Upgrade the following packages: dbus-1-utils [0.23.4-7 (unstable, now) -> 0.50-3 (experimental)] evolution-data-server [1.2.3-8 (unstable, now) -> 1.4.1.1-1 (experimental)] evolution-plugins [2.2.3-5 (unstable, now) -> 2.4.1-3 (experimental)] gconf2 [2.10.1-6 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-4 (experimental)] gconf2-common [2.10.1-6 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-4 (experimental)] gnome-media [2.10.2-1 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.0-1 (experimental)] gnome-volume-manager [1.2.1-1 (unstable, now) -> 1.4.0-1 (experimental)] gnomemeeting [1.2.2-1 (unstable, now) -> 1.2.2-1experimental1 (experimental)] hal [0.4.8-8 (unstable, now) -> 0.5.5.1-1 (experimental)] libedata-book1.2-2 [1.2.3-8 (unstable, now) -> 1.4.1.1-1 (experimental)] libedata-cal1.2-1 [1.2.3-8 (unstable, now) -> 1.4.1.1-1 (experimental)] libedataserver1.2-4 [1.2.3-8 (unstable, now) -> 1.4.1.1-1 (experimental)] libeel2-2 [2.10.1-3 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-1 (experimental)] libeel2-data [2.10.1-3 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-1 (experimental)] libeel2-dev [2.10.1-3 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-1 (experimental)] libgconf2-4 [2.10.1-6 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-4 (experimental)] libgconf2-dev [2.10.1-6 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-4 (experimental)] libgnomevfs2-0 [2.10.1-5 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1.1-1 (experimental)] libgnomevfs2-common [2.10.1-5 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1.1-1 (experimental)] libgnomevfs2-dev [2.10.1-5 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1.1-1 (experimental)] nautilus-cd-burner [2.10.2-2 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-2 (experimental)] pmount [0.8-2 (unstable, now) -> 0.9.6-1 (experimental)] python2.3-gnome2-extras [2.10.2-1 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.1-1 (experimental)] sound-juicer [2.10.1-3 (unstable, now) -> 2.12.2-1 (experimental)] Score is -2197 -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.14-2-686 Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages aptitude depends on: ii apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.3-6-3.1 0.6.42.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii libc6 2.3.5-8.1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-5 GCC support library ii libncursesw5 5.5-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libsigc++-2.0-0c2 2.0.16-1 type-safe Signal Framework for C++ ii libstdc++6 4.0.2-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages aptitude recommends: ii aptitude-doc-en [aptitude-doc 0.4.0-5 English manual for aptitude, a ter -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
