Bug#366610: [php-maint] Bug#366610: php4-gd: Package has strange dependencies.

Adam Conrad adconrad at 0c3.net
Mon May 15 14:01:49 UTC 2006


Mark Bishop wrote:
> vincent:/# apt-get -s install php4-gd
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>    libapache-mod-php4 libc6 libc6-dev php4-common php4-domxml tzdata
> Suggested packages:
>    locales
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>    gallery2 kronolith2 php4-mysql wordpress
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>    php4-gd tzdata
> The following packages will be upgraded:
>    libapache-mod-php4 libc6 libc6-dev php4-common php4-domxml
> 5 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 4 to remove and 114 not upgraded.

That looks like a bizarre apt bug with poor dependency resolution during
upgrades.

What happens if you "apt-get dist-upgrade" before you "apt-get install
php4-gd"?

Alternately, what if you "apt-get install php4-gd php4-mysql"?

3rd alternate, what about "aptitude install php4-gd"?

... Adam




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