The system-xfree86 package is currently without a maintainer, so it hasn't been updated. There may well be issues with using the 4.1 system-xfree86 package with 4.2.
You _can_ get 4.2 through fink. It is still in the unstable section, but I haven't noticed any usability issues. On 3/13/02 20:44, "Noah Gourlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm... After running "fink install system-xfree86" I am still > encountering the following error in the dselect [I]nstall process: > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-base_4.1.0-8_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > I checked to see if the file exists, and it does. Any advice? Could this > have something to do with the fact that I'm using 4.2.0? > > Thank you, > Noah > > > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University, LDX Collaboration MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 Phone: 617-252-1818 Fax: 208-988-4057 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
