Re: [Sheflug] RPM/Apt-Get

[Lesley Binks <lesley.binks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> Lesley
> 
>> and occasionally do a 'fix' command from that interactive shell. 
>> Have you checked everything is hunky dory using the 'fix'
>> command/option? Smart can be awfully quiet.
> 
> No, I don't get this problem with smart.  I have smart on my machine 
> as a spare package manager.  I use apt-get which I always use and 
> hope to use in future.  
> 
>> Are you actually running two versions of ruby-libs and samba-common
>> - or items that depend on different versions?
> 
> No, they installed themselves without me knowing about it.  Fedora 
> Core 6.  I've had the same problem on OpenSuSE 10.1 and 10.2.
> 
>> Or is this a bug somewhere in the chain of updating /upgrading that
>> has left something on the machine?
> 
> That's what it is.
> 
>> If a bug it could be an incomplete removal/upgrade of a previous
>> package which is creating these errors.
> 
> Yes.  But, trying force doesn't work either.
> 
>> I often google for errors, I use the error text or part of it.  
> 
> Tried several different versions of that.
> 
>> You may find, that if this is a bug, then others have reported it
>> and either have a fix or are working on it.
> 
> In that case it's a bug in OpenSuSE 10.1 and 10.2 and Fedora Core 6.  
> I've even reproduced this in Debian Sarge.
> 
> 

Given you've experienced this across so many platforms I'd say you have
specific requirements that causes this warning.

In such a situation, I'd modify apt.conf and have these warnings ignored
if I couldn't locate the packages that were causing the issues and
resolve the dependencies.

You'll have to trust the relevant packages are picking up the right
libraries.

Regards

L.







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