In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joao Pedro PEDROSO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> 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?

This bug is already known. ( The debian bug list is at
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/iwj10/debian-bugs)

Workaround: Add --ignore-depends=xbaseR6 to the call of dpkg.

> 2 - There's a problem installing 'texlib':
> 
>       # dpkg --configure texlib
>       Setting up texlib ...
>       /var/lib/dpkg/info/texlib.postinst: choosehyphen: command not found
>       dpkg: error processing texlib (--configure):
>        subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
>       Errors were encountered while processing:
>        texlib

Another not-yet-resolved wellknown bug.

Workaround:
  # cd /usr/sbin
  # ln -s texconfhyphen choosehyphen


        Sven
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