OK, I think I see what's going on: This looks like you had tried to install gtk+ and giflib at some time in the past and gave up. Unfortunately, they are still marked as needing to be installed, even though they aren't going to be.
Try running dpkg -s giflib-bin and see what that says. On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 14:29, Joseph Seila wrote: > Thanks, > > If I look in fink commander, it doesn't list me as having gtk+ or > giflib. It keeps telling me that the packages are not installed. Is > there another way I can remove these besides the apt-get remove command? > > here is what happened: > > [ip68-97-37-113:~] jseila% sudo apt-get remove gtk+ > Password: > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > giflib-bin: Depends: x11 > giflib-shlibs: Depends: x11 > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution). > [ip68-97-37-113:~] jseila% sudo apt-get remove giflib-shlibs > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > giflib-bin: Depends: x11 > Depends: giflib-shlibs (= 4.1.0-7) but it is not going to > be installed or > libungif-shlibs (>= 4.1.0final-1) but it is not > going to be installed > gtk+: Depends: x11 > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution). > [ip68-97-37-113:~] jseila% sudo apt-get remove giflib > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Package giflib is not installed, so not removed > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > giflib-bin: Depends: x11 > giflib-shlibs: Depends: x11 > gtk+: Depends: x11 > > > > On Thursday, Apr 3, 2003, at 08:23 US/Central, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > Somehow, you have giflib and gtk+ without x11, and it's confusing the > > package manager. If you don't want X11, then try to remove them. This > > issues is totally independent of mysql. > > > > On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 00:09, Joseph Seila wrote: > >> I am currently trying to install mysql. When i try to install it using > >> the fink commander I get this error. > >> > >>> Reading Package Lists... > >>> Building Dependency Tree... > >>> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > >>> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > >>> giflib-bin: Depends: x11 > >>> giflib-shlibs: Depends: x11 > >>> gtk+: Depends: x11 > >>> mysql: Depends: mysql-shlibs (= 3.23.54a-2) but it is not going to > >>> be installed > >> > >> I have tried running the 'apt-get -f install' in the terminal and I > >> get > >> this error. > >> > >>> [ip68-97-37-113:~] jseila% sudo apt-get -f install mysql > >>> Reading Package Lists... Done > >>> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >>> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > >>> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > >>> giflib-bin: Depends: x11 > >>> giflib-shlibs: Depends: x11 > >>> gtk+: Depends: x11 > >>> mysql: Depends: mysql-shlibs (= 3.23.54a-2) but it is not going to > >>> be installed > >>> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > >>> specify a solution). > >>> [ip68-97-37-113:~] jseila% sudo apt-get -f install > >>> Reading Package Lists... Done > >>> Building Dependency Tree... Done > >>> Correcting dependencies... Done > >>> The following extra packages will be installed: > >>> system-xfree86 > >>> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >>> system-xfree86 > >>> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not > >>> upgraded. > >>> 15 packages not fully installed or removed. > >>> Need to get 0B/3032B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > >>> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > >>> (Reading database ... 4139 files and directories currently > >>> installed.) > >>> Unpacking system-xfree86 (from > >>> .../system-xfree86_4.2-11_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > >>> > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/bin/rman > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.dylib > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.dylib > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/lib/libXaw.dylib > >>> - missing /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xlib.h > >>> > >>> Your XFree86 installation is missing or incomplete. Please make sure > >>> you have > >>> an XFree86 release installed and retry the installation of the > >>> system-xfree86 > >>> package. > >>> > >>> The following XFree86 software is compatible with system-xfree86: > >>> > >>> XonX (from the XFree86 Project): > >>> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=18034 > >>> > >>> Apple X11: > >>> http://www.apple.com/macosx/x11/ > >>> > >>> Press a key to continue. > >> > >> I am not sure why I would need X11 but it seems to want it. If this is > >> already answered in the FAQs I apologize for asking this again, but I > >> looked through them and couldn't find any answers. Any help would be > >> appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> Joseph > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------- > >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > >> Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > >> No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > >> http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Fink-beginners mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > > -- > > Alexander K. 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