Hello, On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:14:08 -0700 Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The core problem was that the big package list contained ssmtp, > > which has a conflict with the previously installed exim4. So, > > aptitude tried to solve the conflict: > > > > The following packages are BROKEN: > > exim4-config exim4-daemon-light ssmtp > > 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not > > upgraded. > > Need to get 44.0kB of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > exim4-config: Conflicts: ssmtp but 2.61-11.1 is to be installed. > > exim4-daemon-light: Conflicts: mail-transport-agent which is a > > virtual package. > > ssmtp: Conflicts: mail-transport-agent which is a virtual > > package. > > Resolving dependencies... > > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > > > Remove the following packages: > > exim4 > > exim4-base > > exim4-config > > exim4-daemon-light > > > > Keep the following packages at their current version: > > > > gnome-desktop-environment [ not installed ] > > kdewebdev [ not installed ] > > lyx-common [ not installed ] > > ibritish [ not installed ] > > quanta-data [ not installed ] > > quanta [ not installed ] > > free-java-sdk [ not installed ] > > sablevm [ not installed ] > > gnome [ not installed ] > > lyx [ not installed ] > > kde [ not installed ] > > policycoreutils [ not installed ] > > lyx-qt [ not installed ] > > > > > > I think that the conflict between exim4 and ssmtp should not have an > > effect on the packages mentioned below "Keep the following packages > > at their current version:". > > Hi, > > What do you get if you type "o" at the prompt? My aim is to get the packages installed without any user interaction. So, DEBIAN_FRONTEND is defined as noninteractive and the full call of aptitude is "yes '' | aptitude -y -f install". Therefore, I have no prompt to type anything at. Regards Christoph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]