Hi folks, I'm trying to install Apache, PHP3 & MySQL on a potato system. I'm getting some weird dependancy problems, which I cannot seem to get around.
Currently I have: $ dpkg -l *perl* *mysql* *apache* | grep -v ^[up]n Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | 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 libdbi-perl 1.12-1 The Perl5 Database Interface by Tim Bunce ii perl-5.004 5.004.05-1 Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report ii perl-5.004-base 5.004.05-1 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister ii perl-5.005 5.005.03-2 Larry Wall's Practical Extracting and Report ii perl-5.005-base 5.005.03-2 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister ii perl-5.005-doc 5.005.03-2 Man pages and pod docs for Perl ii perl-base 5.004.05-1 Fake package assuring that one of the -base ii libmysqlclient6 3.22.23b-3 mysql database client library ii mysql-doc 3.22.23b-1 mysql database documentation ii mysql-manual 0.95-1-1 MySQL Manual in HTML format rc apache 1.3.6-11 Versatile, high-performance HTTP server rc apache-common 1.3.6-11 Support files for all Apache webservers When I try to install mysql-client, I get: # apt-get install mysql-client Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that the package is simply not installable and a bug report against that package should be filed. The following information may help to resolve the situation: Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: mysql-client: Depends: libdbi-perl but it is not installed E: Sorry, broken packages ... but notice that I have libdbi-perl installed!! Furthermore, when I attempt to install apache, I get: # apt-get install apache Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: apache-common perl perl-5.004-doc The following packages will be REMOVED: perl-5.005 libdbi-perl perl-5.005-base perl-5.005-doc The following NEW packages will be installed: apache-common perl apache perl-5.004-doc 0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 4 to remove and 7 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/3049kB of archives. After unpacking 6238kB will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ... at which point, I say `n', because I need the libdbi-perl package (and therefore, the perl-5.005 packages that libdbi-perl depends on). I could probably force the install of the mysql packages, but I would still be left with apache's install problem. Any suggestions? Thanks, David P. S. Just in case it matters: $ dpkg -l apt dpkg Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | 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 apt 0.3.11 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii dpkg 1.4.1.3 Package maintenance system for Debian Linux $ uname -a Linux pluto 2.2.5 #1 Sat May 1 02:57:30 EDT 1999 i486 unknown -- David H. Silber For custom software, see: http://www.SilberSoft.com/ Palm OS / Linux Documentation: http://www.orbits.com/Palm/
