> Hi, > > I'm trying to install the packages xfonts-cyrillic_3.3.2.3a-11.deb and > xfonts-cjk_3.3.2.3a-11.deb, for which I need xfs and xbase-clients; > > xbase-clients_3.3.2.3a-11.deb depends, among others, on xlib6g (>= > 3.3.2.3a-2) > (the rest of the dependencies were already installed in the system); > > xlib6g_3.3.2.3a-11.deb depends on xfree86-common, libc6 (libc6 is ok, and > xfree86-common... shouldn't it be installed with the basic X installation? > it > doesn't show with `dpkg -l' though). But xlib6g conflicts (and replaces) > xlib6 (<< 3.3.2.3a-8) and xlib6g-dev (<< 3.3.2.3a-2), and replaces xbase > (<< 3.3.2.3a-2) ... a bit too much fiddling with the x-window system? > > Now, this is the output of my attempt to install xlib6g: > > homega:/tmp# dpkg -i xlib6g_3.3.2.3a-11.deb [snip]
Did you try using apt or dselect first? Using dpkg by itself is sometimes a very unfriendly way of doing things when depends get in the way. Alan Liu [EMAIL PROTECTED]
