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Re: [LUG] apt-getting apps from newer repos?

 

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:44:27 +0000
Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Neil Williams wrote:
> > Because you are updating Gtk which depends on cups.
> Cheers Neil,
> 
> So... updating a GTK application (network-manager-gnome) requires
> that GTK be updated, which in-turn requires that CUPS be updated?

No, updating across a distribution means using symbols from the
recent versions of Gtk and supporting libraries. You already have gtk
installed, updating it means also updating other dependencies.

> How on earth does CUPS depend on GTK?!

Wrong way round - Gtk includes print capabilities (via gtksourceview
and other text-oriented widgets and the entire print-preview widget set
that is a core piece of gtk).

> Is there any tool that you can think of that'll show a "map" of 
> dependencies, so to speak.  Show what depends on what in a
> tree/spider mechanish?

debtree

http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/emdebian/depends.html


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