I used the debs from: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free deb http://download.kde.org/stable/latest/Debian stable main
And added the following per Andreas suggestion to get hte libxcursor1 deb http://people.debian.org/~nobse/xfree86 woody main Did an apt-get upgrade, (And no comments about apt-get please), and now I have MOST of the system back up, after having had to remove replace a ton of packages of course, and having a problem with this 'xlibs OR' as many of the packages still try to install xlibs to satisfy the dependency, even though the packages SHOULD be satisfied in the OR .. ie KOPETE.. Seems to take the correct DEB from download.kde.org "latest" and shows the dependency can be either xlibs or libxext6, and I have libxext6 installed.. dpkg -l libxext6 Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii libxext6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-0 X Window System miscellaneous extension libr Dpkg output for kopete below.. but, trying to install via apt-get leaves.. mistress:/home/michael# apt-get install kopete Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libgtk1.2 xlibs xmms The following NEW packages will be installed: kopete libgtk1.2 xlibs xmms 0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 4877kB/5251kB of archives. After unpacking 16.7MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] NOTE: That it tries to install xlibs, even though libxext6 is satisfied. Answers anyone?? mistress:/home/michael# dpkg -p kopete Package: kopete Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 8116 Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org> Architecture: i386 Source: kdenetwork Version: 4:3.2.2-0.credativ.2 Depends: kdelibs4 (>= 4:3.2.2), libart-2.0-2, libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), libfam0, libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0), libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4), libice6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libjpeg62, libpcre3, libpng3, libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.2.3), libsm6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libssl0.9.6, libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (>= 1:2.95.4-0.010810), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxi6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxml2 (>= 2.6.8), libxrender1, libxslt1 (>= 1.0.16), xmms, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: khelpcenter Size: 2597434 Description: Instant messenger program -- "Catch the Magic of Linux..." -------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peddemors - Senior Systems Developer LinuxAdministration - Internet Services NetworkServices - Programming - Security Wizard IT Services http://www.wizard.ca Linux Support Specialist - http://www.linuxmagic.com LinuxMagic is a Registered TradeMark of Wizard Tower TechnoServices Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------- (604)589-0037 Beautiful British Columbia, Canada This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company.