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Re: problems with packages
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Axel Thimm <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:02:45 +0200
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On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 08:41:41AM +0200, Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
>  rpm http://dl.atrpms.net el4-i386/atrpms stable
> 
> and tried to install 'synaptic'; similar unmet dependencies
> are displayed:
>  
>  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>    synaptic: Depends: apt (= 1:0.5.15cnc7) but 0.5.15cnc6-9.SL is to be installed
>              Depends: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-6.so.2
>              Depends: rpm (= 4.4.1) but 4.3.3-9_nonptl is to be installed
>  E: Broken packages
> 
> Apt tries to install the package from atrpms; the atrpms-packages are newer and
> don't fit to SL and dag at all!?

What does

apt-cache policy apt rpm

say?

These package are available for RHEL4 and clones in the same repo you
try to download synaptic from (e.g. the stable atrpms repo).

It looks a bit like a broken /etc/apt/preferences file. Try
removing/renaming this and retry.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net

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