openoffice package install fails on gamin dependency - KDE needs fam

Kris Kennaway kris at obsecurity.org
Tue Mar 21 01:11:06 UTC 2006


On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 03:49:14PM -0800, Oliver Iberien wrote:
> I'm trying to install the package of OpenOffice 2.0:
> 
> bsd# pkg_add /home/oliver/OOo_SRC680_m156_FreeBSD60Intel_install_en-US.tbz
> pkg_add: could not find package gamin-0.1.7_1 !
> 
> Unfortunately:
> 
> ===>  gamin-0.1.7_2 conflicts with installed package(s):
>       fam-2.6.9_6
> 
>       They install files into the same place.
>       Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/gamin.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/gamin.
> bsd# pkg_delete fam-2.6.9_6
> pkg_delete: package 'fam-2.6.9_6' is required by these other packages
> and may not be deinstalled:
> dasher-3.2.15
> eel-2.10.1_1
> fileroller-2.10.4,1
> gdm-2.8.0.1
> gnome-menus-2.10.2_1
> gnomedesktop-2.10.2
> gnomegames2-2.10.2
> gnomemedia2-2.10.2
> gnomevfs2-2.10.1
> gnomevfs2-2.12.2_2
> gstreamer-plugins-gnomevfs-0.8.10_1
> gtkhtml3-3.6.2
> k3b-0.12.11
> kde-3.5.1
> 
> ...and many more. I do not wish to lose KDE. The problem seems to be 
> documented:
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=92592
> 
> But I cannot find a workaround that works with the package. 

You will either need to compile KDE or openoffice with support for the
same choice of fam or gamin.  Sorry, no other way around it.

Kris
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