From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C0C2t-0000ro-00 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:39:31 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i7Q4dVZg038314 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 04:39:31 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id i7Q4dVhM038311 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:39:31 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:39:31 -0500 (CDT) From: Luke Davis To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20040825232209.GA26182@lrxms.net> Message-ID: References: <20040825232209.GA26182@lrxms.net> Organization: "Tacticus Communications, Inc." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: dpkg problems X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 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: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 04:39:32 -0000 Have you tried just adding the group "debian-exim"? Given the number of un-upgraded packages it lists, it sounds even more as if you tried to get a single package from unstable. If you reset sources.list, and do an apt-get -q update, then something like: dpkg --force-depends -p exim4 might work. Warning: this syntax is all off the top of my head, and could stand some verification from man pages. Send us your sources.list. Are you trying to run a stable, unstable, or testing system? Luke On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Scott Howell wrote: > Sorry folks I'm using two different matchines to read and respond to > mail. I have a very borken Exim on the problem box so this is getting > fun. > I did as Cheryl suggested and forgot to mention that apt-get -f install > did the following. First when I ran apt-get install exim4 which was the > offending pkg, I got > > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > at: Depends: mail-transport-agent > exim4: Depends: exim4-base (>= 4.34) but it is not going to be > installed > Depends: exim4-daemon-light but it is not going to be installed > or > exim4-daemon-heavy but it is not going to be installed > or > exim4-daemon-custom but it is not installable > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution > > when I run apt-get -f install no package name > > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light > Suggested packages: > eximon4 exim4-doc-html exim4-doc-info > The following NEW packages will be installed: > exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light > 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 278 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/1303kB of archives. > After unpacking 2814kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Preconfiguring packages ... > dpkg: syntax error: unknown group `Debian-exim' in statusoverride file > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) > > So there ya go and this is where I'm stuck. I am sure there's a fix > here, but I'm not seeing it. > > tnx and keep those suggestions coming, I am sure one will fix this > mess. then I'll stop breaking stuff.hahah > > Scott > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >