On lör, 2008-04-12 at 09:57 -0700, ext Andrew Daviel wrote: > Precis: "dpkg --force-conflicts -i hildon-libs.deb" screws apt-get [snip]
> It looks like installing hildon-libs0 has screwed future use of apt-get, > which is somewhat annoying. > As my host system is Fedora, not Debian, I normally use rpm/yum not > dpkg/apt-get, and I don't have a manpage for apt-get (scratchbox includes > one for dpkg, but not apt). (note to self; add > MANPATH /scratchbox/users/andrew/targets/CHINOOK_ARMEL/usr/share/man > to /etc/man.config so "man dpkg" works on host) This is, as you say, a .deb-based system, not a .rpm-based system. Using force when installing might be traditional in the rpm-world, but it's a very strong indication that you're doing something wrong in the .deb-world. > Is there a way around this? > Is there a better way of installing a Bora package such as vncviewer > on > Chinook ? Make sure to install all the dependencies first? Regards: David _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
