It looks like you still have the system-xfree86 placeholder installed, and that's causing some confusion in the package manager. You'll need to remove it.
On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 19:33, ArchAngel_Nix wrote: > On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 04:33 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > Well, then, back to the failure message you got initially. What was > > it? > Here we go: > [Nix-Domain:/sw/etc] mike% fink install xfree86-rootless > sudo /sw/bin/fink install xfree86-rootless > Information about 956 packages read in 0 seconds. > > The following package will be installed or updated: > xfree86-rootless > The following 3 additional packages will be installed: > xfree86-base xfree86-base-shlibs xfree86-rootless-shlibs > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > dpkg -i > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > rootless_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > rootless-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > dpkg - warning: downgrading xfree86-base-shlibs from 4.2.1.1-4 to > 4.2.1.1-3. > (Reading database ... 19242 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace xfree86-base-shlibs 4.2.1.1-4 (using > .../xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xfree86-base-shlibs ... > dpkg: regarding .../xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > containing xfree86-base: > system-xfree86 conflicts with x11 > xfree86-base provides x11 and is to be installed. > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing xfree86-base > Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-rootless. > Unpacking xfree86-rootless (from > .../xfree86-rootless_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > dpkg - warning: downgrading xfree86-rootless-shlibs from 4.2.1.1-4 to > 4.2.1.1-3. > Preparing to replace xfree86-rootless-shlibs 4.2.1.1-4 (using > .../xfree86-rootless-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement xfree86-rootless-shlibs ... > Setting up xfree86-base-shlibs (4.2.1.1-3) ... > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xfree86-rootless: > xfree86-rootless depends on xfree86-base (= 4.2.1.1-3); however: > Package xfree86-base is not installed. > dpkg: error processing xfree86-rootless (--install): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Setting up xfree86-rootless-shlibs (4.2.1.1-3) ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > xfree86-rootless > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't batch-install packages: > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > rootless_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > rootless-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb > [Nix-Domain:/sw/etc] mike% > > > -- ArchAngel_Nix-- > On a holy crusade to bring the Heathen Windows users to the True > platform. Get a Mac! -- 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
