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maacruz is offline maacruz
2011-02-26 , 11:57
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I have a dependency problem. One package (sysvinit) depends on another (mini-rc) being configured. Usually, installing in two steps would be enough, but since I'm aiming to do a SSU, I need both installed in one go. If I install both with "dpkg -i mini-rc...deb sysvinit...deb", sysvinit will complain about dependencies and won't install.
Code:
/media/mmc1/dt # dpkg -i *.deb
(Reading database ... 18370 files and directories currently installed.)
...
Preparing to replace mini-rc 0.2.11 (using mini-rc_0.2.11-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mini-rc ...
...
dpkg: regarding sysvinit_2.85-22.osso15-dt1_armel.deb containing sysvinit, pre-dependency problem:
sysvinit pre-depends on sysv-rc (>= 2.85-2) | file-rc (>> 0.7.0) | boot-mechanism
mini-rc provides boot-mechanism but is unpacked but not configured.
dpkg: error processing sysvinit_2.85-22.osso15-dt1_armel.deb (--install):
pre-dependency problem - not installing sysvinit
...
Setting up mini-rc (0.2.11-1) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/minireboot ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/minishutdown ...
...
Errors were encountered while processing:
sysvinit_2.85-22.osso15-dt1_armel.deb
/media/mmc1/dt #
How can I solve this?
 
lma is offline lma
2011-02-26 , 12:07
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Perhaps I'm being thick, but isn't that what apt is for?
 
ovekaaven is offline ovekaaven
2011-02-26 , 12:43
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SSU is normally done with apt, not dpkg directly... apt would be smart enough to call dpkg in multiple steps here. A pre-dependency, as opposed to a regular dependency, is a very strong constraint (and seldomly used), and dpkg has no code to change the order in which packages are unpacked - that happens in the order given on the command line... it's up to the frontends, like apt, to handle such restrictions on when unpacking is allowed, either by giving the debs in the correct order on the command line, or calling it multiple times.
 

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