Hi Peter: I'd try removing them. try: apt-get remove (package) back up anything you need to save, then change /etc/source.list to an url that has potato ( e.g. http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable) then do a: apt-get update then: apt-get dist-upgrade once it finishes try: apt-get -i (package) for those you packages that didn't install the first time. check out the man or info file on apt-get to make sure I got the commands correct. that's: man apt-get or info apt-get hth Dean
Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: > > It's that time again! My wife is out of town for a few days, so I can > sit down and make my annual attempt to install Debian Linux. > > I've been trying since 1997 to get Debian installed, so far without ever > getting it into such a state that I can actually use it. My latest > attempt resulted in a partial install of version 2.0, with a bunch of > "brokenly installed" packages, and no clear way of fixing them. > > My questions are these: > > 1) Can I perform an "upgrade" to 2.2, with broken packages in the > system? I really don't want to install from scratch, as I only have five > days available for this attempt, and it took two weeks to get the GUI > part working last time. That black and white console screen starts > getting old after a while... > > 2) Is there some "magic invocation" that can fix the broken packages, or > remove them prior to the upgrade? > > -- > Best regards, > > Peter Hugosson-Miller > "In Windows 95, no one can hear you scream." > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
