Hey, thanks for the info, I downloaded the .deb and when i wanted to install it i got this:
Preparing to replace lilypond 1.4.12-1 (using lilypond_1.4.2-0potato1_i386.deb) ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing lilypond_1.4.2-0potato1_i386.deb (--install): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 Errors were encountered while processing: lilypond_1.4.2-0potato1_i386.deb where do i get /usr/bin/kpsewhich: i tried to look on apt-get but i got this: Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: The package lilypond needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. i'm totally clueless again. Jule On Sunday 28 April 2002 16:19, you wrote: > This is unfortunately one of the major disadvantages of > Debian; if you want to update to a newer version of a > single package, you often have to upgrade a most of the > system. If you read the installation instructions for > Lilypond, you'll find a link to > http://people.debian.org/~foka/lilypond/ > which contains newer Lilypond versions compiled to > work together with the current stable Debian. > > Otherwise, I actually recommend that you compile and > install Lilypond yourself from the source code. In > principle you just have to run './configure', 'make' > and 'make install', however you probably have to > install a few '*-dev' debian packages to get the > necessary include and lib files. Installing > 'guile-dev' and 'tetex-dev' should be a good start. > > /Mats > > > And when i tried to install 1.4.12 I got this error: > > > > (Reading database ... 55207 files and directories currently installed.) > > Preparing to replace lilypond 1.4.12-1 (using lilypond_1.4.12-1_i386.deb) > > ... /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or > > directory dpkg: error processing lilypond_1.4.12-1_i386.deb (--install): > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 127 > > /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: /usr/bin/kpsewhich: No such file or > > directory dpkg: error while cleaning up: > > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > lilypond_1.4.12-1_i386.deb > > > > so i'm totally clueless on what to do. > > TIA > > Jule > > > > On Saturday 27 April 2002 17:30, you wrote: > > > Well, i just tried to install lilypond 1.4.12. but when i try to > > > install libkpathsea3 it says i have to uninstall tetex-lib, so i > > > uninstall that w/ the intention of installing it again after i have > > > installed libkpathsea3, but then it wants to unisntall libkpathsea3 > > > when i try to install tetex-ib and tetex-bin... > > > what do i do? > > > > > > Jule > > > > > > ps. i'm using apt-get for most of it. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Lilypond-user mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Lilypond-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user -- Jule Slootbeek [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blindtheory.cjb.net ------------------------------------------------------- -- Jule Slootbeek [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blindtheory.cjb.net _______________________________________________ Lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
