This is because xfree86 has a failed configuration for some reason (as per the messages below). What error message do you get if you try to reinstall xfree86?

On May 2, 2004, at 2:13 PM, Robert wrote:

I tried all the suggestions on FAQ #9.11 but I still get the same error messages when trying to update-all.

On May 2, 2004, at 9:05 AM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote:

dpkg -l *xfree86* yieldswbar14:~ robert$ dpkg -l *xfree86*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half- installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============- ============================================
un system-xfree86 <none> (no description available)
iF xfree86 4.4.0-1 Free X11 implementation for Darwin and Mac O
un xfree86-base <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-base-s <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-base-t <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-base-t <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-rootle <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-rootle <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-rootle <none> (no description available)
un xfree86-rootle <none> (no description available)
ii xfree86-shlibs 4.4.0-1 Free X11 implementation for Darwin and Mac O
wbar14:~ robert$
Thanks for your help.
Bob


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