I met that problem also. Apparently whoever recompiled kdebase3 to release it for SuSE 9.0 failed to realize that SuSE 9.0 comes with the xfree86 client, NOT with the xorg client. That's right.
So then - is there a solution for this problem ? Or APT should be forgotten by SuSE users, as there is YOU with almost the same repositories and approved by SuSE itself? Best regards, Magre Jun.
On 9/24/05, magre <magre@hot.ee> wrote:
I met that problem also. Apparently whoever recompiled kdebase3 to release it for SuSE 9.0 failed to realize that SuSE 9.0 comes with the xfree86 client, NOT with the xorg client. That's right.
So then - is there a solution for this problem ? Or APT should be forgotten by SuSE users, as there is YOU with almost the same repositories and approved by SuSE itself?
It is not a APT problem. It is a SUSE problem. They built a pkg that depends on a package that they did not build and so the problem your having exists. This isn't the first time it's happened and it's effected users who've just downloaded whole updates to KDE and other things in the past. It's why the new KDE pkgs are always in the directory "supplementry" on the FTP server.. they are neither supported nor does anyone encourage users to download them. When you have the KDE reference in your sources.list you will get these packages and sometimes the maker screws up but usually fixes it soon enough. If you don't want to get the "latest and greatest" then I would stick to things that are just in the updates and security directories. Otherwise.. things happen. :) You can look at the RPM spec file and see who made the package.. email them directly and tell them the issue. I'm sure they can fix it. But please make no mistake that just because some softlinks are made in a APT repository that it's APT's fault that the package compilation was a screw up... it's not. We've got a few goons on this list that don't understand how APT works and blame it when the error is with the package maker. Cheers! -Ben -- Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
On Saturday 24 September 2005 20:13, magre wrote:
Or APT should be forgotten by SuSE users, as there is YOU with almost the same repositories and approved by SuSE itself?
I think it would be helpful if people new to Linux did a bit of reading around before posting questions like this. To make an analogy: if a letter goes astray there can be two possible explanations: (a) the system ( = the Post Office = apt), because a postman stole it, the mailbag got lost, or whatever; or (b) the sender ( = the package maker), because the correct address wasn't put on. If someone misaddresses a letter, that does not mean that the postal system is at fault, or is about to implode. -- Pob hwyl / Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.kyfieithu.co.uk - Meddalwedd Rhydd yn Gymraeg www.cymrux.org.uk - Linux Cymraeg ar un CD
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