On Nov 6, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Admin wrote: > > Hi there, > > any clues how to fix this scenario. I would prefer to keep the apple > system X server on the system. > > Cheers, > > > Noah > > > Macintosh:~ $ sudo apt-get -f install > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > xfree86-shlibs > The following packages will be REMOVED: > system-xfree86 system-xfree86-shlibs > The following NEW packages will be installed: > xfree86-shlibs > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not > upgraded. > 2 packages not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B/2918kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86 which isn't > installed. > dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove system-xfree86-shlibs which > isn't installed. > (Reading database ... 37163 files and directories currently > installed.) > Unpacking xfree86-shlibs (from > .../xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1040_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > > You have an existing X11 installation in /usr/X11R6/lib. > This package refuses to overwrite these. Remove them, then tell Fink > to > install xfree86-shlibs again. (The package won't be recompiled.) > > Press Return to continue. > > /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1040_darwin- > powerpc.deb > (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1040_darwin- > powerpc.deb > E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >
You provided no information about your system. I'll assume you're on 10.4 . system-xfree86 is a virtual package ; you can't use apt-get or fink to manipulate it. I suspect that you don't have the X11 SDK installed, or it wasn't installed completely (which happens). We can see what's going on with fink list system-xfree86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
