Re: Redhat + KDE + apt = No Openoffice ?

From: tim wunder (twunder_at_REMOVEcomcast.net)
Date: 04/20/05


Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:55:13 -0400

On 4/20/2005 3:00 PM, I believe that ytyourclothes@p.zapto.org wrote:
> I've been trying to upgrade my KDE via apt (under redhat) and I seem to
> have the choice of having KDE or Openoffice installed -- when I do an
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> it'll happily install KDE3.4, but remove openoffice in the process. If
> I do
>
> apt-get install openoffice
>
> it'll happily install openoffice, but remove KDE again.
>
> This is sub-optimal, to say the least.
>
> I'm not entirely sure who's to blame here and I don't even care a whole
> lot -- could someone just please (pretty please) tell me how to get
> wround this mess?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> cordially
>
>

What version of redhat? what repositories are in your apt sources.list?



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