These are something you should just download using ftp and then write to a floppy.
-- Sincerely, David Smead http://www.amplepower.com. On 30 Apr 2002, Nic Ferrier wrote: > I have a mostly stable/testing system. > > I wanted to install the boot-floppies package but it doesn't seem to > work. > > When I use the testing version I get this: > > # apt-get -t testing install boot-floppies > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against > that package should be filed. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > boot-floppies: Depends: cslatex but it is not going to be installed > Depends: cspsfonts but it is not going to be installed > E: Sorry, broken packages > > > When I use stable I get this: > > # apt-get -t stable install boot-floppies > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against > that package should be filed. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: > boot-floppies: Depends: glibc-pic > Depends: slang1-pic but it is not going to be installed > Depends: libnewt-dev > Depends: gettext but it is not going to be installed > Depends: pointerize but it is not going to be installed > E: Sorry, broken packages > > > My question is: is this a bug? Should I report it? > > I can't find any live bug that refers to the boot-floppies. > > > Sorry if this is a dumb question. > > > Nic Ferrier > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]