You need to install system-xfree86-4.2-3, the latest version. There was a problem earlier today with installing this using the binary install, but the problem has been fixed.
"sudo apt-get update" followed by "sudo apt-get install system-xfree86" should work. -- Dave On Jan 8,2003 00:12:16 -0500, SStrungis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > > >-- >Package manager version: 0.11.1 >Distribution version: 0.5.0a >Mac OS X version: 10.2.3 >Developer Tools not installed >Feedback Courtesy of FinkCommander > > >Hi folks, > >Not sure if this is the right avenue to take, but I am out of ideas. I >have read the docs and done the initial fink installs AFTER installing >the new Apple branded X11. Now fink will not allow the installation of >the above packages. That's a bit of a pickle as a lot of the things I >would like to try insist on installing this package before anything >else! > >Below is a paste of the console session for me. > >--- >Reading Package Lists... >Building Dependency Tree... >The following extra packages will be installed: > dlcompat dlcompat-shlibs xfree86-base-shlibs >The following NEW packages will be installed: > dlcompat dlcompat-shlibs xfree86-base xfree86-base-shlibs >0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >Need to get 44.2MB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. >Do you want to continue? [Y/n] >Get:1 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main dlcompat-shlibs >20021117-1 [7598B] >Get:2 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main dlcompat >20021117-1 [9690B] >Get:3 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main >xfree86-base-shlibs 4.2.1.1-3 [1667kB] >Get:4 http://us.dl.sourceforge.net 10.2/release/main xfree86-base >4.2.1.1-3 [42.5MB] >Fetched 44.2MB in 1m12s (606kB/s) >Selecting previously deselected package dlcompat-shlibs. >(Reading database ... 3589 files and directories currently installed.) >Unpacking dlcompat-shlibs (from >.../dlcompat-shlibs_20021117-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... >Selecting previously deselected package dlcompat. >Unpacking dlcompat (from .../dlcompat_20021117-1_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... >Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-base-shlibs. >Unpacking xfree86-base-shlibs (from >.../xfree86-base-shlibs_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... >Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-base. >Unpacking xfree86-base (from >.../xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > >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/var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >(--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 >Errors were encountered while processing: > /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/xfree86-base_4.2.1.1-3_darwin-powerpc.deb >E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >--- > >I hope that this can help. > >Thanks! >Scott > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.NET email is sponsored by: >SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! >http://www.vasoftware.com >_______________________________________________ >Fink-devel mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
