It's in the FAQ:

http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/comp-packages.php#change-thread-nothread

On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 21:18, James Coyle wrote:
> I tried to tackle this problem a few weeks ago and gave up. Now that 
> I've installed the newest version of Fink, I thought I could fix it, 
> but to no avail. It appears that many packages I want to install have a 
> dependency on xfree86-rootless or rootless-threaded. My problem is that 
> I can't seem to either delete or replace the xfree86-base-threaded 
> which is currently on my system.  When I  try to install 
> xfree86-rootless, I consistently get errors which say that the package 
> can't be batch installed. When I try to delete it, I am not allowed to 
> because of dependencies.
> 
> Now, most of may apps (KD3 mostly) do work, but I'd like to keep 
> everything up to date. Is this just a case of "If it ain't broke don't 
> fix it," or is there a way around this dilemma?
> 
> 
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