[Pine-info] PINE build for Debian Linux

[Bret Busby]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, Nicolas KOWALSKI wrote:


> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:36:28 +0200

> From: Nicolas KOWALSKI <nicolas.kowalski at gmail.com>

> To: pine-info at u.washington.edu

> Subject: Re: [Pine-info] PINE build for Debian Linux

> 

> Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> writes:

>

>>>> In trying to instal the Debian package, on Debian etch (Debian

>>>> stable), I got the following.

>>>>

>>>> "dpkg -i pine_4.64_i386.deb

>>>> (Reading database ... 121137 files and directories currently

>>>> installed.)

>>>> Preparing to replace pine 4.64 (using pine_4.64_i386.deb) ...

>>>> Unpacking replacement pine ...

>>>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pine:

>>>>  pine depends on libssl0.9.7; however:

>>>>   Package libssl0.9.7 is not installed.

>>>> dpkg: error processing pine (--install):

>>>>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

>>>> Errors were encountered while processing:

>>>>  pine

>>>> "

>>>>

>>>> In checking with Synaptic, I found that I have libssl0.9.8 installed

>>>> on the computer.

>>>

>>> You can install the old version of the library on an etch system:

>>>

>>> apt-get install libssl0.9.7

>>>

>> "

>> apt-get install libssl0.9.7

>> Reading package lists... Done

>> Building dependency tree... Done

>> Package libssl0.9.7 is not available, but is referred to by another

>> package.

>> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or

>> is only available from another source

>> W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.uwa.edu.au stable/main

>> Packages

>> (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uwa.edu.au_mirrors_linux_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages)

>> - stat (2 No such file or directory)

>> W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.uwa.edu.au

>> stable/contrib Packages

>

> Something is wrong. Did you run "apt-get update" before trying to

> install libssl0.9.7 ?

>

>

> Here:

>

> petole:~# apt-get -s install libssl0.9.7

> Reading package lists... Done

> Building dependency tree... Done

> The following NEW packages will be installed:

>  libssl0.9.7

> 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

> Inst libssl0.9.7 (0.9.7k-3.1 Debian:4.0r1/stable)

> Conf libssl0.9.7 (0.9.7k-3.1 Debian:4.0r1/stable)

>

> petole:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list

> deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main

> deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main

>

>

> -- 

> Nicolas

>


I think that the primary problem that I encountered (apart from the 
latest version of the PINE 4.64 build for Debian, being for oldstable, 
and not for stable, thence the problem with the ssl library version), is 
a problem that I have with the mirrors for the Debian etch version, for 
obtaining packages via the sources.list file, whence I obtain errors 
every time I run Synaptic or apt, and can only download security 
upgrades, and not additional packages, across the Internet.

I cannot get correct paths for the Australian mirrors for Debian, for 
etch (stable).

But, that is a Debian issue, and, not a PINE issue.

After reverting my sources.list file, thence being prompted for the 
first installation DVD, where the required packages were found for the 
ssl library version, I managed to instal the library, then managed to 
instal PINE 4.64, and I have just worked out how to modify the Postfix 
setup to allow mail to be sent from the new workstation, and, so, after 
all of that (and buying many Postfix books to try to find how to add a 
new computer, as it wasn't easy to find in the books), I seem to have 
got it all working (especially if this message makes it to the mailing 
list, as that should truly show that I can now send and receive messages 
using this new computer). It took about 2 hours, to copy my mail 
directory (du -h shows 5.8GB), using gFTP across a 10Mbps LAN.

Thank you for your help.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

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  you'll know what the answer means."
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   "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
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