On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 06:10:29PM -0700, Brian K McDonald wrote: > After a fresh "stable" install, after adding "unstable" lines to > /etc/apt/sources.list, and performing the following sequence: > > dselect update > dselect select (immediatetly Q[uit]) > dselect install > > I get the following: > > E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential > package libpam-modules due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is > often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the > APT::Force-LoopBreak option. > > There are posts on this error message going back at least three years. > > Any advice on how to deal with it, understand it, or prevent it?
I don't know if this is a bug in apt or the PAM packages, but it's easily worked around by running this: apt-get -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=1 dist-upgrade It's been in the topic of #debian on irc.debian.org for a couple of weeks now :) -- Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.ertius.org/ GPG keys: 1024D/1E73B7CD, 4096R/3ABDE5EC | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: UFO jihad spy satellite imagery SAFE VX nerve gas secure CIA
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