Dependency Problems

[islampharm]

Hi Guys,
i'm a new incomer to wonderful linux system.i installed mandriva 2006 but i think it needs alot of dev files so i tried debian.it's very wonderful and very stable i got headache to install it but i learned from that and it worthed it.my question here how can i install new software for example battle of wesnoth which there is a new version not currently installed within Sarge there is backport but the depndency problem arises as i have to update libc6 but when i want to uninstall then install new version it seems to be i'll remove my all system

why couldn't the modifiers or the programers inlude the dependent files with the installation files instead of trying to install each alone ?...is it a programming problem because i feel this is the only defect in the linux instead of w$ u download and install...

[craigevil]

Sarge is old, try using Etch or pull the packages from backports.

The version of wesnoth I have installed in Sid is 1.2-1 0, which is the most recent version.

[iwanabeguru]

don't remove the libc6 package just instal the newer version and debian will reocgnize it and upgrade the libc6 to the new version

[islampharm]

thx guys but i don't know why for example wesnoth programmers don't include libc6 package within the game debian package.when i install it ,it looks for my dependent files versions and update them if necessary??

[craigevil]

Simple answer packaging all the necessary files would make packages much bigger, and second packaging everything needed to install each app is really the windows way of doing things. Plus it would be a good way to break a system , by installing newer/older/conflicting libraries if packages came with them instead of relying on your package manager to install what was needed.

Use apt/aptitude/synaptic and dependencies are automatically handled for you.

auto-apt is a package that can come in handy as well.

The only time dependencies are really an issue with Debian is when you try to install from source or when you download a .deb package(dpkg will usually tell you what you are missing).

I suggest reading:
Installing Software Linux Style (Debian) - debiantutorials.org
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/21/135/

APT HOWTO
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap....html#contents

"Beginning Debian package management"
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...#s-apt-install

How To Compile Linux Software With Debian Linux
http://www.aboutdebian.com/compile.htm

[karyoker]

I struggled and struggled trying to install the alsa pkg's in etch then discovered it is simple as this. (after aptitude update)

:/home/cab# aptitude search alsa
v alsa -
i alsa-base - ALSA driver configuration files
p alsa-firmware-loaders - ALSA software loaders for specific hardwari alsa-oss - ALSA wrapper for OSS applications
i alsa-source - ALSA driver sources
i alsa-tools - Console based ALSA utilities for specific
i alsa-tools-gui - GUI based ALSA utilities for specific hardi alsa-utils - ALSA utilities
i alsamixergui - graphical soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcav alsaplayer -
p alsaplayer-alsa - PCM player designed for ALSA (ALSA output
p alsaplayer-common - PCM player designed for ALSA (common filesp alsaplayer-daemon - PCM player designed for ALSA (non-interactp alsaplayer-esd - PCM player designed for ALSA (EsounD outpup alsaplayer-gtk - PCM player designed for ALSA (GTK version)v alsaplayer-interface -
p alsaplayer-jack - PCM player designed for ALSA (JACK output
p alsaplayer-nas - PCM player designed for ALSA (NAS output mp alsaplayer-oss - PCM player designed for ALSA (OSS output mv alsaplayer-output -
p alsaplayer-text - PCM player designed for ALSA (text versionp alsaplayer-xosd - PCM player designed for ALSA (osd version)p balsa - An e-mail client for GNOME
p bse-alsa - ALSA plugin for BEAST
p gnome-alsamixer - ALSA sound mixer for GNOME
i A gstreamer0.10-alsa - GStreamer plugin for ALSA
p gstreamer0.8-alsa - ALSA plugin for GStreamer
p libalsaplayer-dev - PCM player designed for ALSA (interface lip libalsaplayer0 - PCM player designed for ALSA (interface lip libclalsadrv-dev - Development file for libclalsadrv
p libclalsadrv1 - ALSA driver C++ access library
p libesd-alsa0 - Enlightened Sound Daemon (ALSA) - Shared li A libpt-plugins-alsa - Portable Windows Library Audio Plugin for
i A libsdl1.2debian-alsa - Simple DirectMedia Layer (with X11 and ALSp libwine-alsa - Windows API Implementation (ALSA Sound Modp mpg123-alsa - MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player with ALSA sup psemu-sound-alsa - ALSA sound plugin for PSX emulators
p python-alsaaudio - Alsa bindings for Python
v snd-gtk-alsa -
p vlc-plugin-alsa - dummy transitional package
p xfce4-mixer-alsa - Xfce4 Mixer ALSA backend
i xmms2-plugin-alsa - XMMS2 - ALSA output
p xmp-alsa - ALSA driver for XMP
p yate-alsa - ALSA module for yate
deb:/home/cab#


aptitude install alsa alsa-base alsa-utils alsa-tools ,,,,,,,

[karyoker]

I


For wesnoth


deb:/home/cab# aptiyude search wesnoth
bash: aptiyude: command not found
deb:/home/cab# aptitude search wesnoth
p wesnoth - fantasy turn-based strategy game
p wesnoth-data - data files for Wesnoth
p wesnoth-editor - map editor for Wesnoth
p wesnoth-ei - Eastern Invasion official campaign for Wesp wesnoth-httt - Heir to the Throne official campaign for Wp wesnoth-music - music files for Wesnoth
p wesnoth-server - multiplayer network server for Wesnoth
p wesnoth-trow - The Rise of Wesnoth official campaign for
p wesnoth-tsg - The South Guard official campaign for Wesnp wesnoth-ttb - A Tale of Two Brothers official campaign fp wesnoth-utbs - Under the Burning Suns official campaign fdeb:/home/cab#