To be quite honest I was a brave soul and removed 2.2.2 first (apt-get remove kdelibs3). I figured I can always reinstall it if something goes wrong. When installing the new KDE3 packages, I had to remove a few more packages to satisfy some dependencies (nothing that I really needed).
I did not take offense on sending your reply to me directly, I'm very new to mailing lists myself. I'm running a website at http://www.linuxjunior.org if you need some Linux-related support. > How did you get it so that dpkg did not remove 2.2.2 (or whatever) packages? > (for example it replaced kdebase instead of installing along side of it.) > I thought this was possible as one is in /usr and the other in /opt. > I tried --force-conflicts but this obviously the wrong ticket. > Also tried putting a hold on kdebase but a no go as well. > I am fairly new to Debian, and usually use apt, so apologizes if these attempts seem lame to you. > all the best, > Robert_L > Apologies to Cloverm for mistakenly mailing the first copy to his address. > I'm not used to lists yet and have a habit from years of newsgroups to just hit "reply". I won't compound it by mailing an apology ! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
