Have you tried just adding the group "debian-exim"? Given the number of un-upgraded packages it lists, it sounds even more as if you tried to get a single package from unstable. If you reset sources.list, and do an apt-get -q update, then something like: dpkg --force-depends -p exim4 might work. Warning: this syntax is all off the top of my head, and could stand some verification from man pages. Send us your sources.list. Are you trying to run a stable, unstable, or testing system? Luke On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Scott Howell wrote: > Sorry folks I'm using two different matchines to read and respond to > mail. I have a very borken Exim on the problem box so this is getting > fun. > I did as Cheryl suggested and forgot to mention that apt-get -f install > did the following. First when I ran apt-get install exim4 which was the > offending pkg, I got > > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > at: Depends: mail-transport-agent > exim4: Depends: exim4-base (>= 4.34) but it is not going to be > installed > Depends: exim4-daemon-light but it is not going to be installed > or > exim4-daemon-heavy but it is not going to be installed > or > exim4-daemon-custom but it is not installable > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution > > when I run apt-get -f install no package name > > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light > Suggested packages: > eximon4 exim4-doc-html exim4-doc-info > The following NEW packages will be installed: > exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light > 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 278 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/1303kB of archives. > After unpacking 2814kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Preconfiguring packages ... > dpkg: syntax error: unknown group `Debian-exim' in statusoverride file > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) > > So there ya go and this is where I'm stuck. I am sure there's a fix > here, but I'm not seeing it. > > tnx and keep those suggestions coming, I am sure one will fix this > mess.<grin> then I'll stop breaking stuff.hahah > > Scott > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
