On Mon, 18 Aug 1997 09:18:39 -0600 (MDT) , David Puryear wrote: > Hi all, > > When I do: > > :-> dpkg -i perl_5.004.02-1.deb libgdbmg1_1.7.3-21.deb > > dpkg: regarding perl_5.004.02-1.deb containing perl, pre-dependency problem: > perl pre-depends on libgdbmg1 > libgdbmg1 is not installed. > dpkg: error processing perl_5.004.02-1.deb (--install): > pre-dependency problem - not installing perl > dpkg: considering removing libgdbm1 in favour of libgdbmg1 ... > dpkg: no, cannot remove libgdbm1 (--auto-deconfigure will help): > perl pre-depends on libgdbm1 > libgdbm1 is to be removed. > dpkg: regarding libgdbmg1_1.7.3-21.deb containing libgdbmg1: > libgdbmg1 conflicts with libgdbm1 (<= 1.7.3-20) > libgdbm1 (version 1.7.3-19) is installed. > dpkg: error processing libgdbmg1_1.7.3-21.deb (--install): > conflicting packages - not installing libgdbmg1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > perl_5.004.02-1.deb > libgdbmg1_1.7.3-21.deb > > What is best way to get out of this loop? Do I need to force purge > libgdbm1 and install libgdbmg1? > > This setup is mostly 1.3.1 with lib6, lib6-dev, and supporting packages > needed to install them.
You need to upgrade lidgdbm1 as well. The latest version in hamm is 1.7.3-22. Remco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
