I have used a fresh bo upgraded to hamm per instructions in libc5-to-libc6 for 8 months. After following those instructions, I felt free to use dpkg, but avoided use of dselect (even though I have used dselect perhaps 40 times over the last two years). Now, 8 months later, I decide to use dselect. All generally works well except for installing the package e2fsprogs, a required package in the hamm base packages.
I get conflicts with the package e2fslibsg and especially with the package e2fsprogsg, two formerly essential packages. But "dpkg --purge" of e2fslibsg/e2fsprogsg fails, and dselect purging or removal also fails. Whether with the dpkg or the dselect, I get pretty much the same response. Here is dselect's response to installing e2fsprogs with e2fslibsg/e2fsprogsg set for purge: dpkg: considering removing e2fslibsg in favour of e2fsprogs ... dpkg: yes, will remove e2fslibsg in favour of e2fsprogs. dpkg: regarding .../base/e2fsprogs_1.10-17.deb containing e2fsprogs: e2fsprogsg conflicts with e2fsprogs e2fsprogs (version 1.10-17) is to be installed. dpkg: error processing \ /mirror/mirrors/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/b ase/e2fsprogs_1.10-17.deb (--install): conflicting packages - not installing e2fsprogs . . . Errors were encountered while processing: /mirror/mirrors/debian/dists/stable/m ain/binary-i386/base/e2fsprogs_1.10-17.deb installation script returned error exit status 1. Press RETURN to continue. The only solution I can see is one mentioned sometime ago in the debian-user list: dpkg --force-conflicts .../hamm/binary-i386/base/e2fsprogs_1.10-17.deb But "--force" is dangerous. I would rather avoid it. Having used "--force" in the past, I have a question about it. Does a "--force" have its effect only on the currect version e2fsprogs_1.10-17.deb, or does this effect carry forward to future installs of e2fsprogs; eg, perhaps version e2fsprogs_1.12-4.deb . Does anyone see anyway I can install e2fsprogs without using "--force"? -- Jim Burt, NJ9L, Fairfax, Virginia, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mnsinc.com/jameson [EMAIL PROTECTED] (703) 235-5213 ext. 132 (work) "A poor man associating with a rich man will soon be too poor to buy even a pair of breeches." --Chinese Proverb