[parisc-linux] How to install X on 715/50 -- problem with twm

[Greg Anderson]

Hi all,

I'm sure this is a FAQ, but I didn't find an answer anywhere in the archives.

I've just installed Debian 3.0 (woody) on my venerable HP 715/50.  The install went flawlessly and easily (great kudos to all involved in the hppa port!)

Now I'm envious of all you hppa Linux old-timers who are running Gnome, and I'm trying to load the X windows stuff.  I tried installing X Windows and Desktop System from tasksel, and I also tried installing X Windows "by hand" using apt-get.  Either way, the install will not complete, saying that twm cannot be installed.

When I try to install twm, I get:

# apt-get install twm
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
  twm: Depends: menu (> 1.5) but it is not installable
E: Sorry, broken packages


When I look around for the menu package, it's nowhere to be found.

What to do?  Do you all install XFree86 from its own distribution, bypassing the .deb files?

Any tips are most appreciated.

Thanks!
Greg


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Greg Anderson                                 greg@PlanetBeagle.com