Re: package holding doesn't work in dselect

2001-01-23 Thread Matthew Dalton
> Cameron Matheson wrote: > > I wanted to install wmaker for my newly compiled X4, but I can't > because it requires me to install xfree86-common and xlib6g. This > won't do, so I put those two packages on hold, but then it comes up > with the dependancy problem screen, with them re-selected. Why

Re: package holding doesn't work in dselect

2001-01-23 Thread garyjones
At Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:34:15 -0800 , "Cameron Matheson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I wanted to install wmaker for my newly compiled X4, but I can't because = >it requires me to install xfree86-common and xlib6g. This won't do, so = >I put those two packages on hold, but then it comes up with t

package holding doesn't work in dselect

2001-01-22 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hey,   I wanted to install wmaker for my newly compiled X4, but I can't because it requires me to install xfree86-common and xlib6g.  This won't do, so I put those two packages on hold, but then it comes up with the dependancy problem screen, with them re-selected.  Why doesn't hold work?