Surely a quick trip to /var/cache/apt/archives and a run of dpkg -i with
the right package names would have fixed this, if apt-get doesn't
install without some extra fiddling this is usually a message to you.
Make damn sure you know what it is doing, especially if you, like me are
several thousand miles away from some of your Debain boxes.
Jeff
> Joe Emenaker wrote:
>
> I tried to install a package using apt-get yesterday. It complained
> about dependencies for some stuff. It suggested that I use "apt-get -f
> install {packagename}".
>
> So I did....
>
> It downloaded a bundle of packages, whizzed through the configurations
> for them in no time at all.
>
> Everything seemed to be fine..... until I rebooted.
>
> It seems that apt-get decided to UNINSTALL:
> o netkit-inetd
> o ipchains
> o netbase
>
> and a couple of others. In other words, upon reboot, there was no
> network connectivity and no way to GET network connectivity without
> bringing in netbase and it's dependencies via floppy disk.
>
> The man pages seemed to say that the "-f" option would install any
> dependencies needed to install what you originally asked for. However,
> it seems to have also deleted some packages that it felt should be
> removed.
>
> Is there an option for apt-get to tell it to install extra stuff it
> needs but to *not* remove anything?
>
> - Joe
