pj> On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 02:54:39AM +0100, Antony Gelberg wrote: >> I'm sure that someone with a more than mediocre knowledge of apt / dpkg >> could suggest a way of forcing removal of xlibs and leaving it's >> dependencies. I'd venture that you cold force removal of xlibs with >> dpkg, then install with apt-get and hope that it picks up the pieces.
pj> # dpkg --force-depends --purge xlibs pj> # apt-get install xlibs Well I tried the above (and some other "forced" options), and lost all X11 functionality and applications! Re-installed the original XFree86, etc., and am back up again. Guess I'll move this thread to debian-laptop ... trying to get an X server on my Dell Dimension that'll show both the monitor and projected images simultaneously ... Thanks for all the help, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
