From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 18:34:17 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6D0716A417 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca) Received: from bay0-omc2-s18.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s18.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6E2413C48E for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.224.45]) by bay0-omc2-s18.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:34:17 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:34:17 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.224.200 by by105fd.bay105.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:15 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.95.63.131] X-Originating-Email: [lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca] X-Sender: lawrence.petrykanyn@sympatico.ca From: To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:15 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Sep 2007 18:34:17.0501 (UTC) FILETIME=[5ADA4CD0:01C7F959] Subject: Unable to delete a package X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:34:17 -0000 Hi, (I originally posted this on the freebsd-gnome mailing list and then realized that list was for people actively working on Gnome. I don't know if my question is a Gnome-specific issue or if it is an issue that can arise when installing programs in general.) I am currently using FreeBSD 6.2 RELEASE and I am trying to install gnome2-office via the ports collection. After running 'portsnap fetch update' I 'make install clean' in the gnome2-office directory. It goes well until: * * * gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc/C' gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc/C' gmake[2]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' gmake[1]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102' gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102' ===> Installing for libgda3-1.9.102_3 ===> libgda3-1.9.102_3 conflicts with installed package(s): libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 They install files into the same place. Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/databases/libgda3. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/math/gnumeric. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/math/gnumeric. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/editors/gnome2-office. *** ...so I: root# pkg_delete libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 pkg_delete: package 'libgda2-1.2.4_1,1' is required by these other packages and may not be deinstalled: py25-gnome-extras-2.14.3_3 straw-0.27 gnome2-fifth-toe-2.18.3 *** ...so I then try to install the new libgda separately: root# make install clean ===> Installing for libgda3-1.9.102_3 ===> libgda3-1.9.102_3 conflicts with installed package(s): libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 They install files into the same place. Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). *** Error code 1 I am new to the subtle inner workings of FreeBSD. Could anyone please advise, suggest, or comment on how I should proceed? It seems that I can't install the new libgda unless I delete the old one, but I am prevented from deleting the old one because at least three other programs are dependent upon it. (As an aside, is it okay to run these installations from a terminal window from inside the Gnome GUI environment, or should I be outside of Gnome altogether when I do program installations/upgrades?) Thanks, Larry