From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ptb-relay02.plus.net ([212.159.14.213]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FW9gc-0002BV-00 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:13:26 -0400 Received: from [84.92.191.40] (helo=orchid.perfumed-bath.co.uk) by ptb-relay02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1FW9g2-0003MR-2x for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:12:50 +0100 Received: from gena by orchid.perfumed-bath.co.uk with local (Exim 4.61) (envelope-from ) id 1FW9nh-0000f3-S5 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:20:45 +0100 Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:20:45 +0100 From: Georgina Joyce To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: package installation problem Message-ID: <20060419102045.GB2501@genaj.plus.com> References: <20060417194419.GA8998@hhs48.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20060418164747.01ae1718@mailhost.math.wisc.edu> <20060418224308.GA2808@hhs48.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060418224308.GA2808@hhs48.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060403 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:13:26 -0000 Hi Glad it's sorted out now. I did wonder because I'm using unstable but never encountered your problem. I wondered if you run apt-get upgrade only or did you run apt-get dist-upgrade every now and again? On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 06:43:08PM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi John, > > I am still enthusiastic about unstable, even after this problem. It > turns out that modutils was pretty much replaced by another package, but > was still installed, and when I got up enough courage to remove it and > purge its files, everything cleared up nicely. Evidently I overlooked > something in a changelog or somewhere that would have told me in advance > to do that. But the advantages of keeping current with Sid far outweigh > the occasional problems that might arise. This is the first problem I > have had with unstable in -- let's see -- closer to a year than to six > months now. One thing that helps is to install apt-listbugs and > apt-listchanges, which warn you during the upgrade process about known > problems. Of course you have to pay attention to those warnings, though. > > > Chuck > > - -- > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (73% of Full) > Get downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > and remember, INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFERWt8XnuiIOyDVQURAleFAJ9lK+sjFK0JSozU5AsFZCg8Y/7jLwCfYA4j > HNE9g3ktA74TuZtzL6bp40o= > =L5X8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ---end quoted text--- -- 2E0AXU Blindness Advocacy Self Help (BASH Online) bashonline-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Freedom & Power provided by debian GNU Linux