Neuromancer
Joined: 21 Apr 2007
Posts: 7
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject: Error installing Xorg |
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Hi,
While installing Xorg 7, I get the following error :
| Code: | WARNING: XOrg-fonts-base conflicts with module xproto
xproto: Do you want to remove module XOrg-fonts-base ? [n] ERROR: Cannot continue installing conflicting modules, exiting! |
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engelsman
Joined: 21 Aug 2005
Posts: 131
Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: The nature of module conflicts |
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There are various cases where multiple modules in the moonbase provide the same functionality, but only one of which can be installed at a time. That's what the conflicts warning is telling you. If you really want to install a module that conflicts with an existing module, you first need to remove the existing module.
From what I can see, what you got was not really an error. When you were asked about removing the existing module, you either elected not to remove it, or the question timed out, so the installation of the new module was aborted.
Note that you can check which modules depend on which others by running lvu installed, lvu tree and lvu eert. See the man pages for details.
PS. By some strange quirk of fate, I just finished reading William Gibson's Neuromancer when you registered here. Spooky coincidence  |
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