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walts 2008-02-08 15:30
gzip question
 
I'm trying to run a perl script that calls gzip. It fails when gzip objects to --decompress, which AFAIK is a legitimate command to gzip.

gzip -h is useless. When I tried to update gzip with apt-get, I got the following scary message:
Code:
/home/user # apt-get install gzip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
coreutils debianutils libacl1 libattr1 mktemp
Suggested packages:
less
The following packages will be REMOVED:
bluez-utils busybox dnsmasq hal ke-recv
libconbtui0 lsb-base netbase osso-af
osso-applet-device osso-applet-languageregional
osso-applet-location osso-applet-memory
osso-bluez-compat osso-connectivity
osso-connectivity-ui
osso-connectivity-ui-btsettings
osso-connectivity-ui-conndlgs
osso-connectivity-ui-connmgr
osso-connectivity-ui-gwsettings
osso-connectivity-ui-gwwizard
osso-connectivity-ui-iapsettings
osso-connectivity-ui-statusbar osso-core
osso-core-busybox osso-dsm osso-filemanager
osso-ic osso-software-version
osso-startup-wizard ppp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
coreutils debianutils gzip libacl1 libattr1
mktemp
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
busybox
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 31 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 2769kB of archives.
After unpacking 1082kB disk space will be freed.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
?]
Abort.
What am I doing wrong here? How can I get gzip working correctly?

As an aside, it looks like apt-get is accessing different repositories than the GUI application installer. True? (I'm used to ipkg on the Zaurus, where they are the same)

Walt

hgtablet 2008-02-08 15:42
Re: gzip question
 
Take a look at this post:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...7&postcount=23

In summary the gzip that comes with busybox is not the same as GNU zip.

walts 2008-02-08 16:31
Re: gzip question
 
Thanks!

That makes sense, as does Ulysses' solution.
I looked on the Gronmayer site and found two instances of gzip, in the Maemo Chinook and the Temp Fix for Maemo Chinook repositories. I don't know if either is the one Ulysses refers to (it seems too soon since his post is timestamped early this morning) but even so, gzip does not appear in Application Manager after refreshing. I don't understand why or how I can force them to appear.

How can I find out where the applications that apt-get is installing come from? Also, what are all the things it's trying to remove? I still don't get waht's going on there.

Walt


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