Tags: patch Package: googleearth-package Version: 0.6.1 Severity: minor File: /usr/share/doc/googleearth-package/README.Debian
We read > The Debian package can be installed with the command 'dpkg --install'. OK, but the user will run into dependency problems, and unlike apt-get etc. He is left "helpless". Say that he should apt-get (or aptitude) install any packages that is says are needed. OK, here's a patch. diff -U0 /usr/share/doc/googleearth-package/README.Debian README.Debian --- /usr/share/doc/googleearth-package/README.Debian 2007-10-03 07:18:35.000000000 +0800 +++ README.Debian 2010-12-12 20:33:11.242044604 +0800 @@ -7 +7,16 @@ -The Debian package can be installed with the command 'dpkg --install'. +The Debian package can be installed via the following commands. +Here we use aptitude to get dependencies: + +# dpkg --install googleearth_... +dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of googleearth: + googleearth depends on blablabla...; however: + Package blablabla... is not installed. +dpkg: error processing googleearth (--install): + dependency problems - leaving unconfigured +Errors were encountered while processing: + googleearth +# aptitude install blablabla... +The following NEW packages will be installed: blablabla... +The following partially installed packages will be configured: + googleearth +Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Diff finished. Sun Dec 12 20:33:43 2010 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
