Hi there! BTW, this is *not* a bug in any X.Org package, but in apt/aptitude. When not specified, aptitude does the same as apt-get.
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:37:50 +0200, Luca Capello wrote: > BTW, this is particular annoying since when installing Debian on the > Opemoko FreeRunner [1], we need to first install all the -video-* and > -input-* packages and then remove them [2]. [...] > Footnotes: > [1] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianOnFreeRunner > [2] http://git.debian.org/?p=pkg-fso/files.git;a=blob;f=install.sh The situation has evolved WRT X.Org after the new X.Org dependency on HAL/kbd as per http://bugs.debian.org/515214 1) on my ThinkPad X60, with install-recommends false and kbd already installed (around mid-April 2009, but not checked with aptitude): ===== gismo:~# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel [...] The following extra packages will be installed: acl consolekit hal libaudit0 libck-connector0 libdrm-intel1 libfontenc1 libpciaccess0 libpolkit-dbus2 libpolkit-grant2 libpolkit2 libxaw7 libxfont1 libxkbfile1 libxmu6 policykit x11-xkb-utils xserver-common xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev [...] gismo:~# apt-get install xserver-xorg [...] The following extra packages will be installed: acl consolekit hal libaudit0 libck-connector0 libdrm-intel1 libfontenc1 libpciaccess0 libpolkit-dbus2 libpolkit-grant2 libpolkit2 libxaw7 libxfont1 libxkbfile1 libxmu6 policykit x11-xkb-utils xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo [...] gismo:~# ===== 2) apt-get on a clean chroot created by cdebootstrap my Openmoko FreeRunner, again with install-recommends false: ===== r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [...] The following extra packages will be installed: acl console-common console-data console-setup console-terminus consolekit cpp cpp-4.3 dbus gcc-4.3-base hal hal-info kbd libaudit0 libck-connector0 libdbus-1-3 libdbus-glib-1-2 libdrm2 libexpat1 libfontenc1 libfreetype6 libgcrypt11 libglib2.0-0 libgmp3c2 libgpg-error0 libhal-storage1 libhal1 libice6 libmpfr1ldbl libpci3 libpciaccess0 libpcre3 libpixman-1-0 libpolkit-dbus2 libpolkit-grant2 libpolkit2 libsm6 libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxaw7 libxcb1 libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxfont1 libxkbfile1 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 pciutils pm-utils policykit powermgmt-base usbutils x11-common x11-xkb-utils xkb-data xserver-common xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev [...] r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install xserver-xorg [...] The following extra packages will be installed: acl console-common console-data console-setup console-terminus consolekit cpp cpp-4.3 dbus gcc-4.3-base hal hal-info kbd libaudit0 libck-connector0 libdbus-1-3 libdbus-glib-1-2 libdrm2 libexpat1 libfontenc1 libfreetype6 libgcrypt11 libglib2.0-0 libgmp3c2 libgpg-error0 libhal-storage1 libhal1 libice6 libmpfr1ldbl libpci3 libpciaccess0 libpcre3 libpixman-1-0 libpolkit-dbus2 libpolkit-grant2 libpolkit2 libsm6 libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxaw7 libxcb1 libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxfont1 libxkbfile1 libxmu6 libxpm4 libxt6 pciutils pm-utils policykit powermgmt-base usbutils x11-common x11-xkb-utils xkb-data xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-voodoo [...] r...@om-gta02:/# ===== 3) aptitude on the same chroot as above: ===== r...@om-gta02:/# aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [...] The following NEW packages will be installed: acl{a} console-common{a} console-data{a} console-setup{a} console-terminus{a} consolekit{a} cpp{a} cpp-4.3{a} dbus{a} gcc-4.3-base{a} hal{a} hal-info{a} kbd{a} libaudit0{a} libck-connector0{a} libdbus-1-3{a} libdbus-glib-1-2{a} libdrm2{a} libexpat1{a} libfontenc1{a} libfreetype6{a} libgcrypt11{a} libglib2.0-0{a} libgmp3c2{a} libgpg-error0{a} libhal-storage1{a} libhal1{a} libice6{a} libmpfr1ldbl{a} libpci3{a} libpciaccess0{a} libpcre3{a} libpixman-1-0{a} libpolkit-dbus2{a} libpolkit-grant2{a} libpolkit2{a} libsm6{a} libx11-6{a} libx11-data{a} libxau6{a} libxaw7{a} libxcb1{a} libxdmcp6{a} libxext6{a} libxfont1{a} libxkbfile1{a} libxmu6{a} libxpm4{a} libxt6{a} pciutils{a} pm-utils{a} policykit{a} powermgmt-base{a} usbutils{a} x11-common{a} x11-xkb-utils{a} xkb-data{a} xserver-common{a} xserver-xorg{a} xserver-xorg-core{a} xserver-xorg-input-evdev{a} xserver-xorg-video-fbdev [...] r...@om-gta02:/# ===== While people can now choose a single xserver-xorg-video-* package, however the apt/aptitude bug is still there, only now related to the console-* packages. This because of: - kbd depends on "console-common | console-setup" - console-common depends on both "console-data, kbd | console-tools" - xserver-xorg depends on "console-setup" http://bugs.debian.org/523960 Thus, if I install *both* kbd and xserver-xorg, I do not need console-common (and the dependent console-data). However, apt (and aptitude as well) still wants to install it. This is indeed a bug. However, while looking at the situation in more details I discovered a second bug, this time restricted to apt only. Since now on the "offending" package is kbd. 1) for apt-get, the order in which packages are asked to be installed counts: ===== r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install kbd [...] The following extra packages will be installed: console-common console-data [...] r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install kbd console-setup [...] The following extra packages will be installed: console-common console-data console-terminus xkb-data [...] r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install console-setup kbd [...] The following extra packages will be installed: console-terminus xkb-data [...] r...@om-gta02:/# ===== 2) apt-get behaves correctly if asked to remove the not-needed package: ===== r...@om-gta02:/# apt-get install kbd console-data- [...] Package console-data is not installed, so not removed The following extra packages will be installed: console-setup console-terminus xkb-data [...] r...@om-gta02:/# ===== 3) aptitude correctly resolves the dependencies when explicitly asked, independently of the package order: ===== r...@om-gta02:/# aptitude install kbd [...] The following NEW packages will be installed: console-common{a} console-data{a} kbd [...] r...@om-gta02:/# aptitude install kbd console-setup [...] The following NEW packages will be installed: console-setup console-terminus{a} kbd xkb-data{a} [...] r...@om-gta02:/# ===== Note that because of this second bug, if someone (like the Debian FreeSmartphone.Org team) wants to install one single xserver-xorg-video-* package avoiding the console-data installation, this has to be done with: # apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev console-data- or # aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-fbdev console-setup Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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