Since xfree86-base and -rootless are in your package database, you can't install system-xfree86.
Try doing sudo apt-get upgrade followed by sudo apt-get update : your binary package description may be older than what you see with "fink list", and that's why you aren't seeing the -shlibs packages (because they are a new thing). Out of curiosity, what version of xfree86 do you have on right now? Do dpkg -p xfree86-base and look at the line starting with Version: Also, when you are installing by version number, you need to do it as follows: sudo apt-get install xfree86-rootless=4.2.1.1-3 fink install xfree86-rootless-4.2.1.1-3 On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 13:42, Julian F.Woods wrote: > Dear Mr. Hanson, > > I did what you suggested but this did not help. I already had all of > this before and have tried with the simple names and also with the > names plus the version numbers � all to no avail. Fink just can't seem > to find ANYTHING (after finding it in the list). Just what is the EXACT > name of the files I am supposed to 'get'. > > Please read all of the below. I really need some help here. > > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% fink list -w=200 xfree86 > Reading package info... > Information about 954 packages read in 20 seconds. > > system-xfree86 4.2-5 > Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 > (i) xfree86-base 4.2.1.1-3 > XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > xfree86-base-shlibs 4.2.1.1-3 > XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > (i) xfree86-rootless 4.2.1.1-3 > XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > xfree86-rootless-shlibs 4.2.1.1-3 > XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% sudo apt-get install > xfree86-base-shlibs > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package xfree86-base-shlibs > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% sudo apt-get install > xfree86-base-shlibs 4.2.1.1-3 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package xfree86-base-shlibs > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% sudo apt-get install > xfree86-rootless 4.2.1.1-3 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Sorry, xfree86-rootless is already the newest version. > E: Couldn't find package 4.2.1.1-3 > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% sudo apt-get install > xfree86-rootless-shlibs 4.2.1.1-3 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package xfree86-rootless-shlibs > > Anyway, I finally tried to get the 'system-xfree86' and you will see > the mess that made below. It first says it is removing my xfree86 files > and then tells me that I don't have them installed and that I must > install them. > > What the heck is going on? > > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% sudo apt-get install system-xfree86 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > xfree86-base xfree86-rootless > The following NEW packages will be installed: > system-xfree86 > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 1924B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net release/main system-xfree86 4.2-1 > [1924B] > Fetched 1924B in 0s (3462B/s) > (Reading database ... 28936 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing xfree86-rootless ... > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/Japanese.lproj/ > MainMenu.nib' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/Japanese.lproj' not empty > so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/German.lproj/ > MainMenu.nib' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/German.lproj' not empty > so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/French.lproj/ > MainMenu.nib' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/French.lproj' not empty > so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/ > MainMenu.nib' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj' not empty > so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents/Resources' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app/Contents' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications/XDarwin.app' not empty so not removed. > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-rootless, directory > `/Applications' not empty so not removed. > dpkg: xfree86-base: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you > request: > tcltk-shlibs depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > libungif-shlibs depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > gtk+ depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > ghostscript6 depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > aalib-shlibs depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > imagemagick depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > windowmaker-shlibs depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > libungif-bin depends on x11; however: > Package x11 is not installed. > Package xfree86-base which provides x11 is to be removed. > Removing xfree86-base ... > dpkg - warning: while removing xfree86-base, directory `/usr' not empty > so not removed. > Selecting previously deselected package system-xfree86. > (Reading database ... 19938 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking system-xfree86 (from > .../system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > > You don't have XFree86 installed. Install the xfree86-base package > instead > or install a recent XFree86 version manually and retry installing the > system-xfree86 package. > > Press Return to continue. > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/system-xfree86_4.2-1_darwin-powerpc.deb > E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > [Julian-Woodss-Computer:~] jfwoods% > > On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 12:39 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > fink list -w=200 xfree86 -- Alexander K. 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