Just install both in one go: apt-get install dmsetup livdevmapper or the equivalent if you downloaded them manually. Circular dependencies are fine, they just mean that you cannot install the packages seperately. Arno On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 04:48:28PM -0700, Juan Romano wrote: > I'm trying to build cryptsetup 1.6.1 on Ubuntu 12.10. > > I am having a problem with the 'libcryptsetup-dev_1.6.1-1_amd64.deb' > package. > > Following its dependencies, I end up with a circular dependency between > 'dmsetup 1.02.77-6_amd64.deb' and 'livdevmapper > 1.02.1_1.02.77-6_amd64.deb' > > > > Any help with this is appreciated. > > > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., Email: arno@xxxxxxxxxxx GnuPG: ID: CB5D9718 FP: 12D6 C03B 1B30 33BB 13CF B774 E35C 5FA1 CB5D 9718 ---- There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult. --Tony Hoare _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt