Ok, I am answering my own question here.. But it seems that my system is probably just running out of memory..
/me adds swap now --- jc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On a side note, my system keeps psuedo freezing > while > doing an apg-get operations. All the terminals > stop working, including the console.. Numlock still > toggles the led on the keyboard, and I can still > ICMP > ping the machine from my linux box. > > Any new connections made to the telnet port accept > the > connection, but no login prompt is issued.... > > Any ideas? > > > --- Steve Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 09:11:32PM -0700, jc > wrote: > > > apt-get output: > > > bsdutils: Depends: sysvinit (>= 2.59-2) but it > is > > not > > > installable > > > > > > > > > Is there anything to be done about this? > > > > Learn to use "dpkg -i --force-conflicts <pkgfile>" > > when needed. Without > > versioned Provides, you'll need to use it on a few > > packages. Typically, > > for packages that version depend on things > provided > > by the hurd package. > > > > Ummm. Looking at the Packages file a bit.... I > > don't recall a problem > > with bsdutils (but I'm using dselect/apt instead > of > > apt-get), but I see > > bsdutils has a versioned depends on shellutils > which > > has a versioned > > conflict with login which is provided by hurd. > I'm > > pointing this out > > because, IIRC, I had to --force-conflicts to > install > > shellutils after > > which everything was fine. I don't know if this > > conflict has been > > resolved yet or you've run into a different one. > > Strictly speaking, this > > isn't a hurd problem but a limitation of the > package > > management system. > > > > A word of warning, it's possible to shoot your > foot > > off by using > > --force-conflicts carelessly. Make sure you know > > what the conflict is > > and why you're overriding it before proceeding. > One > > of the reasons > > I use dselect is because I _like_ the conflict > > resolution screens - > > I think they're helpful in sorting this kind of > > stuff out. YMMV. > > > > Good luck! > > Steve > > > > -- > > Steve Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (preferred) > > Buckeye, AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <http://www.goodnet.com/~sbowman/> > > > > Powered by Debian GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd > > <http://www.debian.org> > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ===== > /********************************************************* > * Come to #hurd on EFnet! I am the only one > here! * > *********************************************************/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 > Free! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===== /********************************************************* * Come to #hurd on EFnet! I am the only one here! * *********************************************************/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/
