On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 08:32 +1100, Zhasper wrote: > The solution is as implied in the output of dpkg: apt-get install libnewt0.51
I'm using Edgy, and libnewt0.51 is not in the Edgy repository. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-qa-packages/2006/03/msg00332.html > suggests that the process of changing mondo to use libnewt0.52 should > be fairly simple; if you can't install 0.51, you might want to try > re-packaging it yourself. > That would be a terrific idea, if I had the faintest idea how to do it. I don't even mind learning but don't have unlimited time. Is there a moderately simple "how to"? Is it likely that the new mondo would talk nicely to the later libnewt? Probably a silly question. > Alternatively, the debian package maintainer has some newer > (experimental) packages at http://people.debian.org/~andree/packages/ > which you may find useful. > > Out of curiousity - Mondo is in the debian package tree already - did > you try a simple "apt-get install mondo"? This would have suggested > removing libnewt0.52 and installing libnewt0.51, which is exactly what > you need to do. > Mondo in Edgy is a very old version (2.0.8). It's failing on my system, possibly because UUID support in mondo was introduced only in the very latest version (2.2.1). In other words, as far as I can see mondo/edgy could never have worked? I would love to know if anybody else is using the edgy package successfully. Mondoarchive runs to completion with "success" messages, but won't reinstall - not helpful :( I downloaded the mondo/deb version rather than Andree's because there is a clear warning that Andree's are development versions. Not usually a good idea on a production system :) > It probably would suggest a heap of other removals as well - on my > system, going from libnewt0.51 to libnewt0.52 removes all of the > following: > > defoma fontconfig initrd-tools kernel-image-2.6.8-j1 libfontconfig1 > libnewt0.51 modconf pppconfig pppoeconf ttf-bitstream-vera whiptail > > hrm, I think I won't be doing that... > Me neither :) > On 30/01/07, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to install the latest mondo, which depends on libnewt0.51, > > but Ubuntu has libnewt0.52 > > > > dpkg complains about unmet dependencies. --force-depends-version doesn't > > help. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > thanks, David. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/deb # dpkg -i mondo_2.2.1_i386.deb > > (Reading database ... 164645 files and directories currently installed.) > > Preparing to replace mondo 2.2.1 (using mondo_2.2.1_i386.deb) ... > > Unpacking replacement mondo ... > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mondo: > > mondo depends on libnewt0.51; however: > > Package libnewt0.51 is not installed. > > dpkg: error processing mondo (--install): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > mondo > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/deb # sudo apt-get install libnewt0.52 > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > libnewt0.52 is already the newest version. > > You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies. > > mondo: Depends: libnewt0.51 but it is not installable > > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > > specify a solution). > > > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
