--- On Thu, 8/14/08, Ken Heard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > Because of this lack of success, I am unable to upgrade or > install any > packages in this laptop. Is there a way to get out of this > catch-22 > situation, and consequently upgrade tzdata successfully, > and upgrade and > install other packages? > > Ken Heard >
few options, though i have rarely had aptitude misbehave that badly on me, try running aptitude with the -f option, see if problem exists running the updates through apt-get, comment out the debian volitile line and do the rest of your installing (at least you can get the rest of your system set up. jwlockhart Registered Linux User #458799 this user is penguin powered -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]