Just to verify: you did install both the User and SDK packages from Apple, right?
The error message problem is still being looked at. On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 15:55, William Kolean wrote: > I tried it - but I pretty much got the same error message: > > sudo dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/system-xfree86_4.2-3_darwin- > powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 42440 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking system-xfree86 (from .../system-xfree86_4.2-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) > ... > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/system-xfree86_4.2-3_darwin- > powerpc.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/fink/dists/local/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/system-xfree86_4.2-3_darwin > -powerpc.deb > > > Note that this is the complete error message - I didn't add the ellipse. > > I'm running 10.2.3 on a Ti 667 PowerBook with the Dec 2002 dev tools. > > William > > > > Did you try installing the deb file manually with sudo dpkg -i > > <filename> > > > > On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 14:17, William Kolean wrote: > >>> On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 09:31 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >>> > >>>> Do you have unstable turned on? > >>>> > >>>> Also, there is a binary release out, so you should be able to try an > >>>> 'apt-get update' > >>> > >>> Its in stable, unstable, and binary. No packages are ever available as > >>> a binary that aren't in stable. > >>> > >>> -Ben > >> > >> This what I get running apt-get: > >> > >> sudo apt-get install system-xfree86=4.2-3 > >> Reading Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> system-xfree86 > >> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 4 packages not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/2278B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > >> Err file: stable/main system-xfree86 4.2-3 > >> File not found > >> Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/current/main system-xfree86 4.2-3 > >> [2278B] > >> Fetched 2280B in 0s (3864B/s) > >> Failed to fetch > >> http://us.dl.sourceforge.net/fink/direct_download/dists/fink-0.5.0a-updates/ > >> main/binary-darwin-powerpc//x11-system/system-xfree86_4.2-3_darwin-powerpc.d > >> eb Size mismatch > >> E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with > >> --fix-missing? > >> > >> > >> I tried downloading the file myself and then moving it to the > >> stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system directory, but then I get this: > >> > >> sudo apt-get install system-xfree86=4.2-3 > >> Reading Package Lists... Done > >> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> system-xfree86 > >> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > >> 4 packages not fully installed or removed. > >> Need to get 0B/2278B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > >> Failed to fetch > >> file:/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc//x11-system/system-xfr > >> ee86_4.2-3_darwin-powerpc.deb Size mismatch > >> E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with > >> --fix-missing? > >> > >> > >> --fix-missing doesn't work with apt-get or fink so I'm off to the web site > >> to figure out how to use --fix-missing > >> > >> > >> William > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.NET email is sponsored by: > >> SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! > >> http://www.vasoftware.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Fink-beginners mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
