On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:51:03 +0000, ][ wrote: > When I checked Aptitude's internal database using > > aptitude install -fsD > > I get > > The following packages are BROKEN: > > mencoder (C: mencoder-k6) mplayer (C: mplayer-k6) > sysvinit (P: file-rc, P: sysv-rc, P: sysvinit-utils) > The following packages will be automatically REMOVED: > file-rc > The following NEW packages will be installed: > ... mencoder-k6 mplayer-doc mplayer-k6 ... > > But mplayer-k6 is only a dummy package, and > it conflicts with mplayer [2]. > > Why aptitude still wants to install such packages? > Why aptitude wants to remove my essential file-rc package?
aptitude was trying hard to figure out/fix the dependencies of broken packages. the message is illusive. What's is really count is the actual action that aptitude suggests at the end. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
