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Jack Brooks

3 Sep 2005 3 Sep '05

04:05

Synaptic tells me that I've got a broken gnutls package. It tells me that I have the latest version (1.2.0-3.2) and claims only it is broken. When I select reinstallation, however, synaptic wants to remove several other programs for some reason. Has anyone else seen this kind of problem? If so, what was your fix? Thanks in advance, Jack

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Jim Sabatke

3 Sep 3 Sep

04:12

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Jack Brooks wrote:

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Synaptic tells me that I've got a broken gnutls package. It tells me that I have the latest version (1.2.0-3.2) and claims only it is broken. When I select reinstallation, however, synaptic wants to remove several other programs for some reason. Has anyone else seen this kind of problem? If so, what was your fix?

Thanks in advance, Jack

As I mentioned about a week ago, I got the latest gnutls from the gnu ftp site. I compiled and installed it by hand. I know this goes against the whole RPM thing, but it worked. If you need help doing it, just let me know and I'd be willing to step you through it. I know not all of us are accustomed to manually installing software. Good luck, Jim

Patrick Shanahan

13:57

New subject: [SLE] Synaptic cries foul

* Jim Sabatke [09-02-05 23:14]:

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As I mentioned about a week ago, I got the latest gnutls from the gnu ftp site. I compiled and installed it by hand. I know this goes against the whole RPM thing, but it worked.

If you need help doing it, just let me know and I'd be willing to step you through it. I know not all of us are accustomed to manually installing software.

But this will not help the OP. He is using the rpm system and you are bypassing it, especially with a major component. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery

John Shane

4 Sep 4 Sep

13:29

New subject: [SLE] Synaptic cries foul

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 08:57:36 -0500 Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Jim Sabatke [09-02-05 23:14]:

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As I mentioned about a week ago, I got the latest gnutls from the gnu ftp site. I compiled and installed it by hand. I know this goes against the whole RPM thing, but it worked.

If you need help doing it, just let me know and I'd be willing to step you through it. I know not all of us are accustomed to manually installing software.

But this will not help the OP. He is using the rpm system and you are bypassing it, especially with a major component. -- Patrick Shanahan

If someone has all the libraries and any other dependencies needed to manually compile and install the software, why not just take the manual process up to the "make install" stage and run checkinstall to create an RPM instead? That way they can have working software and consistency with their RPM system. John

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