> Never mind, there was some cron thing doing rpm -qf ???  seems fine now.
> --On Wednesday, February 06, 2002 07:37:44 +1300 Mark Derricutt
>> error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
>> error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
>> E: could not open RPM database:cannot open Packages index using db3 -

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On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 04:29:53PM +0200, Peter Peltonen wrote:
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   openssh: Depends: openssl (=3D 0.9.5a) but 0.9.6b-8 is installed
>   php-pgsql: Depends: postgresql but it is not installed
> 1. I have the following openssl packages installed:
> The openssl095a package should provide the openssl-0.9.5a compatibility=
I believe that's just a matter of string parsing. If someone were to fix
the openssh package, removing the explicit Requires:, I believe the
automagic binary handler would figure the right libraries to use and
install. I haven't met an openssh like that and in worst case I've had 3
different openssl libraries (WTF can't they just bump a major version if
> 2. I have postgresql installed from the source. So that's why I need=20
> php-pgsql. Is there a way to tell apt about packages I don't want it to=
I have a few such things (with jdk, imlib, kernel DRI version..
something) and Ive just made dummy packages (with verbose warning
attached ;) that explicitly provide those capabilities. (or claim to,
If you only want to go 500 miles, can you begin with a halfstep?