Package: aptitude
Version: 0.7.5-3
Severity: minor
$ aptitude install xserver-xorg-core
...
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev : Depends: xorg-video-abi-19 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides
xorg-video-abi-19=2:1.17.3-2, but 2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
xserver-xorg-input-kbd : Depends: xorg-input-abi-21 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides
xorg-input-abi-21=2:1.17.3-2, but 2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
xserver-xorg-input-evdev : Depends: xorg-input-abi-21 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides
xorg-input-abi-21=2:1.17.3-2, but 2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
Problem 1: too much indentation. Wraps on many terminals. Try instead:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev : Depends: xorg-video-abi-19 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides xorg-video-abi-19=2:1.17.3-2, but
2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
xserver-xorg-input-kbd : Depends: xorg-input-abi-21 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides xorg-input-abi-21=2:1.17.3-2, but
2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
xserver-xorg-input-evdev : Depends: xorg-input-abi-21 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides xorg-input-abi-21=2:1.17.3-2, but
2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
There. That looks much better.
Problem 2. English:
Let's look at
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev : Depends: xorg-video-abi-19 which is a virtual
package, provided by:
- xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.0-1) provides xorg-video-abi-19=2:1.17.3-2, but
2:1.18.0-1 is to be installed.
A : Depends: B which is a virtual package, provided by:
- C provides D, but E is to be installed.
Maybe this means:
A : Depends: B which is a virtual package, provided by:
- C which provides D, but E is to be installed.
If so then please add the word "which".
If not then please reword it "so it at least passes a third grader's
grammar test!" Thanks!
