H. S. wrote: > I am trying to fully convert to Xorg in a Sid machine in my home > network. The problem is something to do with nvidia-glx, which upon > trying to be installed complains: > ~# apt-get -s install nvidia-glx > > ... > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > nvidia-glx: Depends: xlibmesa-glu but it is not going to be installed or > libglu but it is not installable or > libglu1 > E: Broken packages > > So I have some queries regarding this whole process of shifting to Xorg. > What does the above error really mean, since to install xlibmesa-glu > requires me to remove gdm and other stuff: > > ... > > Also, with this new Xorg, do I still need the drivers by Nvidia (the > ones I used to install with "module-assistant auto-install nvidia"?
There is some sort of dependency problem with nvidia-glx. It probably has nothing to do with Xorg because I get the same error with xfree86. There is a discussion about this on an Ubuntu forum <http://www.ubuntuforums.org/printthread.php?t=39675>. The solution I used is on page 2. Someone (harshy) created a dummy libglu package that "resolves" the dependencies. Download it, install it using dpkg -i filename.deb, and apt-get should stop complaining. AFAIK you still need the same drivers and should use the same techniques (i.e., m-a) to install them. Other than how to work around this problem, I don't really know what's going on here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
