On Sat, Jul 15, 2000 at 03:56:48PM +0200, J.A. Bezemer wrote: > > I came across a problem when upgrading ... after issuing 'apt-get > > dist-upgrade' it complained with: > > > > E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential > > package libpam0g due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, > > but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option. > > E: Internal Error, Could not early remove libpam0g > > > > Having searched the net, I see that others have had the same problem and > > that one proposed solution is to issue this command: > > > > apt-get -o apt::force-loopbreak=1 dist-upgrade > > > > (from <http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/Archivum/linux-200002/msg00176.html>) > > > > Note the '=1' which is required but isn't mentioned in the error message. > > Also, the docs in version 0.3.19 of apt, don't include any info about > > Force-LoopBreak. > > > > I haven't proceeded any further at this stage, so cannot confirm whether > > the above works. > > Hmmm. Josip: this seems important enough to add a note to release-notes.
Indeed. I've added this paragraph to the top of "Possible issues during or after upgrade" section in the Release Notes: <p>Sometimes it's necessary to enable APT::Force-LoopBreak option in APT to be able to temporarily remove an essential package due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. <prgn/apt-get/ will alert you of this and abort the upgrade. You can work around that by adding something like <tt>APT::Force-LoopBreak "true";</tt> in <file>/etc/apt/apt.conf</file> or by specifying <tt>-o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1</tt> option on <prgn/apt-get/ command line. (if anything's wrong with the above _please_ contact me before today's dinstall run) -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
