Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 06:04:52AM -0800, Jeremiah H. Savage wrote: > > In Debian 2.2, XFree3.3.6 can be installed using > > > > apt-get install task-x-window-system-core > > > > while in Sid, to install XFree4 you must provide > > > > apt-get install task-x-window-system-core xbase-clients > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > feature? bug? > > Sometimes you have to club apt over the head a bit. > > apt-get dist-upgrade should work as well.
I was taking an unstable/sid system that pretty much only had base utilities installed, so 'dist-upgrade' wasn't an option. I did this several days ago and once about a month ago in unstable, and both times I had to provide the 'xbase-clients' to get a XF4 install. -- Jeremiah
