Confused with the X packages in slink
Hi, I have upgraded my hamm to slink, but I am a bit confused. First, I thought the packages have been renamed to the following: xfntbase-xfonts-base xfnt75 -xfonts-75dpi xfnt100 -xfonts-100dpi xfntscl -xfonts-scalable xfntbig -xfonts-cjk xfntcyr -xfonts-cyrillic xfntpex -xfonts-pex xslib -xlib6-static xslibg -xlib6g-static But, after upgrading to slink, dpkg --list is still showing with the old names. Should I manually install the new packages and remove the old packages?? Will apt-get install xfonts-base automatically remove the package with the old name xfntbase?? Is it safe for me to remove the package xbase in slink?? ii xbase 3.3.2.3a-10XFree86 upgrade convenience package What other packages are there that I should remove?? Thanks for any help in advance. Shao.
RE: Confused with the X packages in slink
On 19-Feb-99 Shao Zhang wrote: Hi, I have upgraded my hamm to slink, but I am a bit confused. First, I thought the packages have been renamed to the following: xfntbase-xfonts-base xfnt75 -xfonts-75dpi xfnt100 -xfonts-100dpi xfntscl -xfonts-scalable xfntbig -xfonts-cjk xfntcyr -xfonts-cyrillic xfntpex -xfonts-pex xslib -xlib6-static xslibg -xlib6g-static But, after upgrading to slink, dpkg --list is still showing with the old names. Should I manually install the new packages and remove the old packages?? Will apt-get install xfonts-base automatically remove the package with the old name xfntbase?? dpkg has no idea that the old packages are worthless. You can remove them. We are working on a solution to this. Is it safe for me to remove the package xbase in slink?? ii xbase 3.3.2.3a-10XFree86 upgrade convenience package xbase is also safe.
Re: Confused with the X packages in slink
On Fri, Feb 19, 1999 at 06:42:45PM +1100, Shao Zhang wrote: Hi, I have upgraded my hamm to slink, but I am a bit confused. First, I thought the packages have been renamed to the following: xfntbase-xfonts-base xfnt75 -xfonts-75dpi xfnt100 -xfonts-100dpi xfntscl -xfonts-scalable xfntbig -xfonts-cjk xfntcyr -xfonts-cyrillic xfntpex -xfonts-pex xslib -xlib6-static xslibg -xlib6g-static Yes, that looks like the list from /usr/doc/xfree86-common/README.Debian. But, after upgrading to slink, dpkg --list is still showing with the old names. Should I manually install the new packages and remove the old packages?? apt-get install newpackagename should do the trick. Will apt-get install xfonts-base automatically remove the package with the old name xfntbase?? Yes. Is it safe for me to remove the package xbase in slink?? Yes. Read xbase's extended description (or /usr/doc/xbase/README.Debian). What other packages are there that I should remove?? That's all. -- G. Branden Robinson | One man's magic is another man's Debian GNU/Linux | engineering. Supernatural is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] | null word. cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | -- Robert Heinlein pgpRqv9BlbgxN.pgp Description: PGP signature
