It looks like the package dependencies at ftp.au.debian.org are corrupted in some way. I switched to ftp.debian.org and everything is working swimmingly.
Irrevenant wrote: > It won't let me install the package (even using -f) until "apt-get -f install" > (with no package name) is run, and when I run "apt-get -f install" it crashes > out; presumably because the dependencies reference a non-existent file. (See > the error messages in my original email). > > I've been through the man page, but it doesn't seem to have anything on what > to do when the information in the dependencies database is wrong; presumably > just locally. If I could refresh the package information from the server that > would probably do the trick, but an "apt-get update" doesn't seem to be > enough. > > BTW, I'm using Etch. > > Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]