[PlanetCCRMA] apt-get conflict resolution suspect?

[John Barnes]

Perhaps someone could comment on the conflicts reported by apt-get newly 
installed on my RedHat 8.0 system, and the resolution that apt-get 
suggests.

I understand the "Obsoletes". I don't understand the "Conflicts" and the 
suggested resolution looks a little harsh!

John

[root@Merlin root]# apt-get install synaptic
Reading Package Lists... Done
Collecting File Provides... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
  cdrtools-cdda2wav: Obsoletes: cdda2wav
  cdrtools-cdrecord: Obsoletes: cdrecord
  kernel#2.4.18-14@i686: Conflicts: ppp (<= 2.3.15)
  kernel#2.4.18-17.8.0@i686: Conflicts: ppp (<= 2.3.15)
  kernel#2.4.18-18.8.0@i686: Conflicts: ppp (<= 2.3.15)
  kernel#2.4.18-19.8.0@i686: Conflicts: ppp (<= 2.3.15)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or 
specify a solution).
[root@Merlin root]# man apt-get
[root@Merlin root]#
[root@Merlin root]# rpm -q cdda2wav
cdda2wav-1.10-14
[root@Merlin root]# rpm -q cdrtools-cdda2wav
cdrtools-cdda2wav-1.11a33-1
[root@Merlin root]# rpm -q ppp
package ppp is not installed
[root@Merlin root]# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Collecting File Provides... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  Guppi-devel XFree86 XFree86-tools XFree86-twm XFree86-xdm Xtest cdda2wav
  cdrecord eog evolution gdm gedit gnome-print gnome-print-devel gtkhtml
  gtkhtml-devel iptables kernel#2.4.18-14@i686 kernel#2.4.18-17.8.0@i686
  kernel#2.4.18-18.8.0@i686 kernel#2.4.18-19.8.0@i686
  kernel-pcmcia-cs#1:3.1.31-9@i386 lesstif lesstif-devel libgnomeprint
  libgnomeprintui lokkit mrproject nautilus nfs-utils openoffice pciutils
  quota redhat-config-nfs rp-pppoe tcpdump vnc-server xawtv xinitrc
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 39 removed and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 306MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.




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