[NBLUG/talk] Synaptic error

[Lincoln Peters]

Running "apt-get dist-upgrade" seems to have worked, although I had done
so after posting this message for other reasons (I had not thought to
retry Synaptic since then).

Now all that seems to be left is to figure out why evolution,
libpisync0, and libpisock8 are acting funny.  At least I hope that
they're all that's left.

On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 14:12, troy wrote:
[snip]
> I don't know precisely, but since no one else responded I'll take a
> shot.  Your original problem (the relocation error) is due to Sid
> synaptic linking against a newer version of the freetype library than
> the one from woody.  Perhaps synaptic didn't Depend: upon a specific
> version.  Upgrading freetype is probably not something you want to do
> (or can do without taking much of the rest of X with it)
> 
> Basically, since sid and woody have diverged so much in the time since
> woody became 'stable', it's becoming more and more difficult to use sid
> packages on woody.  Some stuff works, some doesn't, some want you to
> upgrade so many packages that you may as well be running unstable.
> 
> IMHO, unstable is /fine/ as an everyday desktop.  I just wouldn't use it
> as a server.
> 
> As far as fixing your current problem without upgrading to Sid?  See if
> an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' sorts things out.
> 
> Also, as an apt-get alternative, try 'aptitude'  Syntax is similar to
> apt-get, but it is often more helpful when things are whacked.
> 
> -troy 
> 
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