Hi ! I tried installing debian/hurd through crosshurd on debian/linux unstable. I got the problem indicating:
util-linux: Predepends: slang1a-utf8 (>1.4.4-7.1) I searched for the repositories and that package wasn't there. Instead there was lislang2 with higher version. The complaining util-linux package comes from version 2.12-3 under unstable, while under unreleased the version is 2.12-3+hurd2, and the unreleased version doesn't depend upon this slang1a package but instead upon slang2 one: libslang2 (>=2.0.1-1) The version available under unstable is even higher, so I guess the unreleased version of util-linux is correct while the unstable isn't. I tried fixing the preferences of crosshurd reducing the unstable Pin-Priority from 990 to 980 and then 970 without success. Notice the unreleased Pin-Priority is 995. So I didn't know how to make crosshurd use the unreleased version instead of the unstable one. I also tried not using the unstable repositories, but that's useless, since there are several required packages only there. I tried modifying the Packages list so that I could remove from unstable the listed util-linx package, but I got MD5SUM mismatches, and then I tried just changing the dependency from what it originally included to what the unreleased Packages list included for it, and again I got MD5SUM mismatches. One thing I need to mention is that I have the repositories mirrorred locally in my disk since I don't have internet connection at home. I'm right now upgrading the mirror (apt-mirror is a pretty nice tool) from the office, but I don't know if that's enough to fix the problem. Initially it sounds more like a crosshurd problem to me since it's not able to pick the unreleased version over the unstable... Is there a way to overcome this? Thanks a lot, -- Javier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
