Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Glen Pfeiffer
Nigel Henry wrote: > On Friday 23 March 2007 06:54, Glen Pfeiffer wrote: >> I tried with both apt-get and aptitude and here is the output >> (it's long): [snip output from aptitude] > I resolved it by stopping the daemon using SysV-init Editor, > then simply running apt-get dist-upgrade again, wh

Re: OT: Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:12:12 +0100 Zbigniew Wiech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>... > >> - workstation user does not and does not need to read root's mail > > > Cron reports problems by mail; I think that's why it recommends an MTA. > > Celejar > > agree ;) > but I am not interested what cron

OT: Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Zbigniew Wiech
>>... >> - workstation user does not and does not need to read root's mail > Cron reports problems by mail; I think that's why it recommends an MTA. > Celejar agree ;) but I am not interested what cron is reporting more than I was concerned with MS Win logs, i.e.: I don't care. should I ? Aft

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 10:54:51PM -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote: > Networking is definitely working as I can access the web. > "aptitude show openbsd-inetd" showed the status as "partially > configured". > > > Its openbsd-inetd that's messing up the works. Try > > reinstall: # apt-get install --r

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:15:53 +0100 Zbigniew Wiech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > 1.You run Debian. You need a mail transport agent. Many > > scripts are set up to mail information to root. Without a MTA, > > this doesn't happen. Out-of-the-box exim4 on Etch wi

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Nigel Henry
On Friday 23 March 2007 06:54, Glen Pfeiffer wrote: > Thanks for your help. > > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > 1.You run Debian. You need a mail transport agent. Many > > scripts are set up to mail information to root. Without a MTA, > > this doesn't happen. Out-of-the-box exim4 on Etch wi

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-23 Thread Zbigniew Wiech
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > 1.You run Debian. You need a mail transport agent. Many > scripts are set up to mail information to root. Without a MTA, > this doesn't happen. Out-of-the-box exim4 on Etch will deliver > local mail only. Not true. If one runs a workstation (like me) there is

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-22 Thread Glen Pfeiffer
Thanks for your help. Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > 1.You run Debian. You need a mail transport agent. Many > scripts are set up to mail information to root. Without a MTA, > this doesn't happen. Out-of-the-box exim4 on Etch will deliver > local mail only. Ahhh, that explains why my other

Re: Used tasksel to remove packages, now there are dependency issues

2007-03-22 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 06:58:14PM -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote: > When I installed etch on an extra box I had plans for it to be a > file and web development server. Then my wife needed a computer, > so I gave it to her. But I wanted to tune it a bit, and started > by removing all those software ser