On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Joao Pedro PEDROSO wrote:
> I moved recently to a Debian system, and I have the following > problems: > > 1 - Several packages (like 'mfxyes') require 'xbaseR6' instead of > 'xbase'. Should I change the 'Packages' file manually and correct the > dependencies before installation? > Joao, This one can be overcome by appropriate use of flags to dpkg. If you type 'dpkg --help' you'll see there is a facility to ignore, or override package dependencies and force the installation. I think it's something like... dpkg -i --ignore-depends=xbaseR6 mfxyes I've been doing this after upgrading to x-3.1.2. Kenny. | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "http://www.glg.ed.ac.uk/~kenny"; Try Linux! | | Portuguese/English/French Translations/Teaching by Native Portuguese | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "http://www.glg.ed.ac.uk/~kenny/Helena.html"; |
