On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 06:54:36PM -0500, Dennis G. Wicks wrote: > Greetings; > > > Is this a clue? When I try to use aptitude it wants to remove > 150+ "unused" packages, including Gnome. Doesn't feel right > to me so I don't use it. > aptitude keep all ; aptitude install -sf
for a start. Then use aptitude / synaptic to dig through and resolve packages. OR back up your home directory and any files you need to save, grab a copy of DVD #1 from Etch and reinstall. On a severely borked machine it may, very occasionally, be easier to re-install and certainly quicker if you're pushed for time. The last time I did this in anger was when I was trying to replace sysvinit with file-rc for somebody, ran into conflicts whereby neither would work and all the package managers stopped working :( Since there was no user data on that machine, it was quicker and more straightforward to do so. Andy [recovering from a 7 hour stint the other day trying to repair a broken Debian on a Sparc. Don't volunteer to help someone out on a Friday afternoon :) ] > Any way, any ideas short of the old Windows stand by, > "Format the hard drive and reinstall"? > Try the aptitude commands above: thereafter, try hard not to mix apt and aptitude - occasionally, one confuses the other :) > Many TIA, > Dennis > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
