On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 13:30, Vance Eschenburg wrote: > Hello, > For some reason, Fink has gone hawire here. I cannot get > it to install anything. I think what has happened is that > I installed the apple X11 server and fink tried to install > the Xfree86 stuff and the two got mixed so nothing works. > > When I try to install something, I get the following errors: > > Does this happen when you try to install _anything_? Even packages that don't depend on X11?
> You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11. > This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink to > install xfree86-base again. (The package won't be recompiled.) If you > want > to keep your X11 installation, install system-xfree86 resp. > system-xtools > instead to make this known to Fink's package system. > > Press Return to continue. > > dpkg: error processing > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/x11-system/xfree86- > base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Setting up xfree86-base-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 > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > [dhcpvisitor21992:~] You have an existing X11 installation in > /usr/X11R6 and /etc/X11./stable/main/binary-darwin-poweThis package > refuses to overwrite[dhcpvisitor21992:~] vanceeschenburg% these. > Remove them, then tell Fink to1992:~] > > > When I try to uninstall something I get > > Reading package info... > Information about 924 packages read in 3 seconds. > > dpkg --remove xfree86-base > dpkg: status database area is locked by another process > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 2 > Failed: can't remove package xfree86-base > > This is because you have another instance of dpkg running somewhere. Check your processes. > pretty much all the fink commands crap out. selfupdate and > selfupdate-cvs don't work either. > > Is there a simple way to fix this? > > I wonder if the best thing to do is just uninstall x11, fink, and rm > -rf the /sw directory tree. If that's the way to go, how do I > reinstall that? :) > > Thanks much > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > _______________________________________________ > 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: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
