Re: libgal2

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>]

Hi Jim,

Yes, it seems to be a version problem with libgal.

Akira, any idea on how to solve it? Maybe installing the available
libgal version? or would this
break apt and avoid installation of gnome-db?

cheers

On 05 Jan 2001 11:07:26 -0500, Jim Leigh wrote:
> I am using debian woody, and gnome-db from
> deb ftp://ftp.gnome-db.org/pub/gnome-db/debian ./
> cannot install on my system.  It seems to be some version problem with libgal2.
> I just wanted to bring it to your attention.
> 
> jim
> 
> the shell fallows:
> 
> $ apt-get install gnome-db
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> 
> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> that package should be filed.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> 
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   gnome-db: Depends: libgal2 but it is not installable
> E: Sorry, broken packages
> 
> $ apt-get install libgal2
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Package libgal2 has no available version, but exists in the database.
> This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and
> never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents
> of sources.list
> However the following packages replace it:
>   libgal3
> E: Package libgal2 has no installation candidate
>