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[Solved] Debian testing repos install problem

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[Solved] Debian testing repos install problem

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I am running Lenny testing. I added the debs to my sources file.
When trying to install I get the following

root@acerdeb:/home/ionut# aptitude install oolite
The following NEW packages will be installed:
oolite{b} oolite-data{a}
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,655kB/20.9MB of archives. After unpacking 26.7MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
oolite: Depends: libgnustep-base1.16 (>= 1.16.1) which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) oolite [Not Installed]

Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
2) oolite-data recommends oolite (>= 1.74.1.3629-0lenny~test1)


Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]

I have tried a few things but no cigar... It this a bug??
I tried to download the packages separately but the link is broken.
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Post by imoldovan »

I was able to download and install libgnustep-base1.16 and the oolite installed with no problem.
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Post by Getafix »

Hi imoldovan, and welcome to the friendliest board this side of Riedquat.

I would suggest you use libgnustep-base1.18.
It resolves a vsync issue with some gfx cards, resulting in
smooth animation without any screen tearing.

Of course, if you don't have any such issues, leave your setup as it is. :)
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Post by Micha »

Rather late reply but better than never.

Debian lenny only ships with libgnustep-base1.16. Hence packages built specifically for lenny will have to link against that version of libgnustep-base. And that is mostly the point of the Oolite .deb repository - to provide distro-specific builds which integrate nicely (*).

Debian stable is notorious for being quite out-of-date with its packages. This is generally seen as a bad thing for desktops where the latest & greatest versions are desired, but a good thing for servers where long-term stability is required.

To use a newer version of libgnustep-base with Oolite on Debian lenny, you will either need to compile it all yourself (quite a bit of work), or use the autopackage version of Oolite which includes its version 1.18 of libgnustep-base.


(*) This is unfortunately not the case for Ubuntu Lucid and Ubuntu Maverick, since both of these distros ship with a known broken version of libgnustep-base.
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