[Novalug] "aptitude" wants to remove kernel-image

[Brandon Saxe]

Yes.

Replace each "stable" with "sarge" and save the file.

THEN

apt-get update

THEN

install whatever......

--Brandon

--- Sam Rosenfeld <sam1 at speakeasy.net> wrote:

> 
> The following is my sources list.  I am using sarge
> -- if I understand
> your comment below, all I need to do is replace
> "stable" with "sarge".
> Is that correct?
> 
> sam
> 
> # See sources.list(5) for more information,
> especially
> # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file
> URIs
> # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main
> contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> stable/non-US main contrib non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main
> contrib non-free
> 
> # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function
> to work
> deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main
> contrib non-free
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> stable/non-US main contrib non-free
> 
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Brandon Saxe wrote:
> 
> > What does your /etc/apt/sources.list look like?
> >
> > With Debian, you often have to change from
> 'stable' to
> > 'sarge' (or whatever version you are using) when
> there
> > is a new release.
> >
> > 'stable' is pointing to etch right now. You want
> to
> > make sure you are pointed at 'sarge' explicitly.
> >
> > --Brandon
> >
> > --- Sam Rosenfeld <sam1 at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > When I try to install (Debian 3.1) any
> uninstalled
> > > executable (e.g.,
> > > aptitude install mbmon), I get the following
> error
> > > message:  [REMOVE,
> > > NOT USED] kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386.
> > >
> > > Then, after a listing of all the dependencies
> (way
> > > too many -- a few
> > > hundred) another, more dire, error message
> advises
> > > that terrible
> > > things may happen if the kernel-image is
> removed.
> > > Using dpkg offers
> > > no improvement.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > sam
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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