Subject: Help with apt I cannot use apt-get at all. It seems to be working but then complains about a package that it cannot install. It says I must install it first then remove it. I cannot install the said package (gnotepad+) as the installer (dpkg) refuses. And finally I am in the chicken and egg problem.
I have experienced similar problems before and would apprectiate any help to these kinds of problems. At the same time I would like to encourage all Debian maintainers to think about these kind of problems. They make Debian to look more like Windows (PLEASE take this in a good spirit. I like Debian a lot. In fact I am the only one using it locally) to me. I cannot understand why it does not work and I feel powerless to do anything. Apt cannot install anything even if it is not related to gnome (I have given up on getting it to work on my system) because it complains about the state of that package (gnomepad+). Can there be a way to ignore packages that cause these problems? Would that make the system not foolproof? Can I set it such that it notes the difficulty but continues with other packages that are not related to the inconsistent packages? Is the chicken and egg problem solvable? _Thanks /------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Daniel J. Mashao Electrical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Cape Town http://www.ee.uct.ac.za/~daniel Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa (w) 27+21+650 2816 (h) 27+21+705 8469 /------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
