Thanks Dave, I tried, and when I try to manually install some package already present, I get a message like this:
apt-get install xserver-xorg-core locales xserver-xorg-video-modesetting Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done xserver-xorg-video-modesetting is already the newest version. xserver-xorg-video-modesetting set to manually installed. Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: locales : Depends: libc-bin (> 2.24) but 2.23-5+b1 is to be installed xserver-xorg-core : Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-modesetting : Depends: xorg-video-abi-18 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. I believe this has something to do about the fact, that you mentioned, of unstable packages... I guess I'll have to try each one... thanks Paolo 2016-09-07 16:57 GMT+02:00 John David Anglin <[email protected]>: > On 2016-09-07 10:00 AM, Paolo Borsa wrote: > >> Ok, I have added ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports < >> http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports> to my apt sources.list file >> and installed the key. So far so good, I can search packages and install >> them. But... >> I installed the system with kde desktop. When I try to "apt-get install >> something", aptitude is trying to remove around 350 packages, most of them >> are kde or xserver related. >> >> I suggest the following for updating your system: > > 1) Update /etc/apt/sources.list so that it points to the debian unstable > ports archive for hppa. See <https://www.ports.debian.org/>. > 2) Run apt-get update; apt-get upgrade. This should upgrade the packages > which don't require something being removed. > 3) There will be a bunch of packages (probably quite a few) that are held > back. Try installing these more or less individually > with apt-get install. Start with most "important" first. Don't do > install if apt wants to remove packages unrelated to the > package being installed. On unstable, packages change quite frequently > and there is often a delay in "all" packages being > installed on porta.debian.org. So, held packages are common. Usually, it > is best to just wait for the dependencies to resolve. > > After your system is updated, you should be able to install new packages > without apt trying to remove everything. > > Most kde packages are available for hppa. Think all xserver packages are > available. > > The parisc wiki site has a wealth of info and can provide info on graphics > support, etc: > https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page > > In general, accelerated graphics don't work. There is frame buffer > support for a number of cards including VisEG > which may be in your c3750. > > Dave > > -- > John David Anglin [email protected] > >
