I think you are confusing the -f in apt-get with something else.
From the man page:
-f, --fix-broken
Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This
option, when used with
install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT to deduce a likely
solution. If packages are specified,
these have to completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes
necessary when running APT for the
first time; APT itself does not allow broken package dependencies to
exist on a system. It is possible that
a system's dependency structure can be so corrupt as to require manual
intervention (which usually means
using dselect(1) or dpkg --remove to eliminate some of the offending
packages). Use of this option together
with -m may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Fix-Broken.
There is a force option in apt-get but you have to type out
"--force-yes" there is no single letter equivalent.
Are you possibly thinking about the -f (force-ignore nonexistant files,
never prompt) option in rm?
Brian Cluff
On 01/20/2011 02:54 PM, gk wrote:
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F != fix broken...
- -f == force
If you spend any time in Debian's IRC they pretty much tell you
NEVER use -f. NO system is that far gone to not be fixed by the other
means Lisa mentioned. Dpkg is the package manager, dselect is another
low end function and APT/itude is a front end would I've never had
fail me. If you start with apt get you have to stay with it. IF you
start with Aptitude manuals say to stay with it.
Too many horror stories on Synaptic. The only GUI package manager I
have had that worked every time was in Sabayon, and it is called
Entropy, IIRC.
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