I just tried it again and got:
[localhost:~] me% sudo dpkg --remove -force-depends system-xfree86-42 Password: dpkg: conflicting actions --field and --remove
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use dselect for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --licence for copyright licence and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*].
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !
I don't remember whether that's the same error I got a couple weeks ago, or why I decided to go ahead with the install anyway. I was busy, and shamefully didn't document my system changes in my fink-notes.txt file. (Yes, I've really got a file with that name! And no, it's not empty.)
I realize the dpkg error may turn this not-really-a-problem into a whole 'nother issue. Unfortunately, I'll have to wait for any further help - or castigations and derogatory comments on my genetic history and intellectual heritage - until later this afternoon, when I return from parts yonder.
Thanks so far, James
On Friday, Nov 21, 2003, at 09:42 US/Eastern, Alexander K. Hansen wrote:
Umm...you didn't quite follow the FAQ, because it specifically says to remove system-xfree86:
http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/comp-packages.php#cant-install-xfree
Anyway, you can remove it, and system-xfree86-upgrade, by using
sudo dpkg --remove --force-depends <package>
where <package> is the name of the package--you'll have to do this for both individually.
--On Friday, November 21, 2003 9:17 AM -0500 James Dasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I recently uninstalled Apple's X11 0.3, and migrated to XDarwin 4.3.0. Everything works - well, X works, anyway - but I still have X 4.2.x placeholders in my fink packages:
[localhost:~] me% fink list --installed
Information about 2551 packages read in 4 seconds.
<snip>
i system-xfree86-42 4.2-3 Placeholder: XFree86 4.2.x and
Apple X11 beta 3 i system-xfree86-upgr 1.0-1 (place-holder
package for upgrading broken installs) <snip>
i xfree86 4.3.0-15 XFree86 distribution
i xfree86-shlibs 4.3.0-15 XFree86 distribution
I followed the FAQ and docs and whatnot, so what's the system-xfree86 stuff still doing there? I'm only a Unix user, not a Unix guru, so if you type slowly and don't use too many big words, I should be able to follow your explanation. :)
Thanks -
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