Hi Nelson,
Here is the output of the requested command using the requested version
from unstable:
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$ sudo aptitude -v --show-why install libmagick10
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
app-install-data{a} dbus{a} (libdbus-1-3 R: dbus)
dbus-x11{a} (libdbus-1-3 R: dbus R: dbus-x11) deborphan{a} djview4{a}
djvulibre-desktop{a} djvulibre-plugin{a} docbook-xml{a} gconf2{a}
gconf2-common{a} gksu{a} gnome-keyring{a} gnome-mime-data{a}
gnome-mount{a} hal{a} hal-info{a} iceape-browser{a}
iceape-gnome-support{a} libart-2.0-2{a} libavahi-glib1{a}
libbonobo2-0{a} libbonobo2-common{a} libbonoboui2-0{a}
libbonoboui2-common{a} libcairo-perl{a} libdbus-glib-1-2{a}
libdirectfb-extra{a} libdjvulibre21{a} libeel2-2.20{a}
libeel2-data{a} libenchant1c2a{a} libgail-common{a} libgail18{a}
libgconf2-4{a} libgksu2-0{a} libglib-perl{a} libgnome-keyring0{a}
libgnome-menu2{a} libgnome2-0{a} libgnome2-canvas-perl{a}
libgnome2-common{a} libgnome2-perl{a} libgnome2-vfs-perl{a}
libgnomecanvas2-0{a} libgnomecanvas2-common{a} libgnomeui-0{a}
libgnomeui-common{a} libgnomevfs2-0{a} libgnomevfs2-common{a}
libgnomevfs2-extra{a} libgtk2-perl{a} libgtop2-7{a}
libgtop2-common{a} libhal-storage1{a} libhal1{a} libhunspell-1.1-0{a}
libidl0{a} libilmbase6{a} libmng1{a} libnautilus-extension1{a}
libnotify1{a} libnspr4-0d{a} libnss3-1d{a} libopenexr6{a}
liborbit2{a} libpam-gnome-keyring{a} libqt4-core{a} libqt4-gui{a}
libqt4-qt3support{a} libqt4-sql{a} libscrollkeeper0{a} libsexy2{a}
libsmbios-bin{a} libsmbios1{a} libsmbiosxml1{a} libsplashy1{a}
libsqlite0{a} libstartup-notification0{a} libvte-common{a} libvte9{a}
libwnck-common{a} libwnck22{a} libxres1{a} mozilla-browser{a}
notification-daemon{a}
pciutils{a} (discover1-data R: pciutils), installation-report R: pciutils)
pm-utils{a} powermgmt-base{a} qt4-qtconfig{a} radeontool{a}
scrollkeeper{a} sgml-data{a} synaptic{a} uswsusp{a} vbetool{a}
xml-core{a} (libxml2 R: xml-core)
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl{u} libcwidget1{u} libdjvulibre15{a}
libopenexr2ldbl{u} makepasswd{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
libmagick10
The following packages are SUGGESTED but will NOT be installed:
cryptsetup debhelper desktop-base djvulibre-bin docbook
docbook-defguide docbook-dsssl docbook-xsl dwww fam
gnome-device-manager gnome-icon-theme iceape-dom-inspector
iceape-mailnews latex-xft-fonts libbonobo2-bin libgnomevfs2-bin
libgtk2-perl-doc libqt4-dev librsvg2-common libsmbios-doc
libxml2-utils opensp perlsgml splashy
1 packages upgraded, 96 newly installed, 5 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
Need to get 51.6MB of archives. After unpacking 150MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] n
Abort.
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Does this help?
Laurens
Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote:
Hi Laurens!
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Laurens Blankers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When upgrading from version 6.3.7.9.dfsg1-2 to 6.3.7.9.dfsg1-2+b1 I need to
install 96 (!) new packages including mozilla, many gnome and QT4
related packages. Why does an image library depend on a browser? Shouldn't
that be the other way around, if at all?
Is it possible to you install aptitude from unstable (version
0.4.11.1-1) and run this, please?
aptitude -v --show-why install libmagick10
Thank you!
Best regards,
Nelson