Cannot Emerge xorg-x11

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almackska · Post by **almackska** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:09 pm

I try to emerge xorg-x11 and i cant. This error comes up for this when i emerge just about anything on my system. I try to delete xproto and i cant because its not on my machine. Any ideas on what is wrong with my Shiny new amd 64 system.

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livecd / # emerge xorg-x11
Calculating dependencies... done!

!!! Error: the >=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.6 package conflicts with another package;
!!!        the two packages cannot be installed on the same system together.
!!!        Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

Any help would be appriciated

gami · Post by **gami** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:24 pm

You got this the wrong way round. Xorg-x11 tries to install >=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.6 and another package is blocking this new version.

Try to do what the error message suggests:

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emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-x11

This should show you the package you need to uninstall first.

almackska · Post by **almackska** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:26 pm

here is that output you wanted.

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livecd / # emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-x11

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[blocks B     ] >=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.6 (is blocking x11-libs/libX11-1.0.1-r1)
[ebuild     UD] virtual/glu-7.0 [6.4.2-r2] USE="(-debug%) (-hardened%) (-motif%)" VIDEO_CARDS="(-i810%) (-mach64%) (-mga%) (-none%) (-r128%) (-radeon%) (-s3virge%) (-savage%) (-sis%) (-sunffb%) (-tdfx%) (-trident%) (-via%)" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] sys-apps/man-1.6d [1.6-r1] USE="nls" 264 kB
[ebuild     U ] x11-apps/mesa-progs-6.5.1 [6.4.2] 4,354 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-misc/util-macros-1.1.0  USE="-debug" 43 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.2  USE="-debug" 40 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3  USE="-debug" 48 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug" 38 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug" 37 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.0.2  USE="-debug" 36 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86miscproto-0.9.2  USE="-debug" 38 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/evieext-1.0.2  USE="-debug" 37 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/resourceproto-1.0.2  USE="-debug" 36 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3  USE="-debug" 42 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2  USE="-debug" 39 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xproto-7.0.7  USE="-debug" 131 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/glproto-1.4.8  USE="-debug" 53 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2  USE="-debug" 39 kB
[ebuild     U ] x11-libs/libdrm-2.0.2 [2.0.1] USE="-debug" 374 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug" 36 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2  USE="-debug" 37 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.1.0  USE="-debug" 38 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0  USE="-debug" 101 kB
[ebuild     U ] media-libs/mesa-6.5.1-r1 [6.4.2-r2] USE="nptl%* -debug -doc% -hardened -motif" VIDEO_CARDS="-i810 -mach64 -mga -none -r128 -radeon -s3virge -savage -sis (-sunffb) -tdfx -trident -via" 0 kB
[ebuild     U ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.1.1-r4 [1.0.2-r7] USE="dri ipv6 nptl%* sdl%* xorg%* (-3dfx) -aiglx% -debug -dmx% -kdrive% -minimal -xprint" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard%* mouse%* -acecad% -aiptek% -calcomp% -citron% -digitaledge% -dmc% -dynapro% -elo2300% -elographics% -evdev% -fpit% -hyperpen% -jamstudio% -joystick% -magellan% -microtouch% -mutouch% -palmax% -penmount% -spaceorb% -summa% -synaptics% -tek4957% -ur98% -vmmouse% -void% -wacom%" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia%* -apm% -ark% -chips% -cirrus% -cyrix% -dummy% -epson% -fbdev% -fglrx% -glint% -i128% (-i740) -i810% (-impact) (-imstt) -mach64% -mga% -neomagic% (-newport) (-nsc) -nv% -r128% -radeon% -rendition% -s3% -s3virge% -savage% -siliconmotion% -sis% -sisusb% (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx% -tga% -trident% -tseng% -v4l% -vesa% -vga% -via% -vmware% -voodoo%" 6,106 kB
[ebuild  N    ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.1  0 kB
[ebuild     U ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.1.1 [1.0.4] USE="-debug" 262 kB
[ebuild     U ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.1.0 [1.0.1.3] USE="-debug" 227 kB

Total: 27 packages (7 upgrades, 1 downgrade, 19 new, 1 block), Size of downloads: 12,446 kB

gami · Post by **gami** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:32 pm

Try updating libX11 first. The latest stable version is x11-libs/libX11-1.0.3

almackska · Post by **almackska** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:15 pm

I cant update that file, xproto keeps preventing emerging from happening

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livecd / # emerge -uD libX11
Calculating dependencies... done!

!!! Error: the >=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.6 package conflicts with another package;
!!!        the two packages cannot be installed on the same system together.
!!!        Please use 'emerge --pretend' to determine blockers.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#bloc

this is what i get when i try and unmerge the file.

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livecd / # emerge --unmerge xproto

--- Couldn't find 'xproto' to unmerge.

>>> No packages selected for removal by unmerge

rlittle · Post by **rlittle** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:20 am

I don't know if anything is actually screwy from what I read above (blocking messages always seem counter-intuitive to me. I personally would try

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emerge -C libX11

and then

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emerge -pDv xorg-x11

to see what it says. Of course, since I wouldn't be getting this suggestion from someone else, I wouldn't be completely furious when I found out that my system was even more screwed up and I'd learned nothing.

Of course, to be safe you could... what's the syntax...

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quickpkg libX11

, then un-emerge libX11, and then if there's a problem after, you can put back the files with.... ahhhh....

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emerge --usepkgonly libX11

. I just skimmed the man pages and that looks correct, (I've done this only once), but I might be missing a step. The "quickpkg" puts a tarball in $PKGDIR, and I'm not sure where that is by default.

Anyway, that's my suggestion. Kill libX11 and see if it gets pulled back in as a dependency of something.

Good luck!

jrobertson9256 · Post by **jrobertson9256** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:43 pm

I used your code

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emerge -C libX11

it seems to have resolved the problem with blocking. It appears to me that the unmerge works when it is used directly against the package closest to the source of the problem. Correct me if I am wrong you can't simply unmerge a package which is a container for other packages (it can't handle recursion very well, possibly to protect from critical packages being removed.

rlittle · Post by **rlittle** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:51 am

Long time since I checked in! Yes, emerge -C will just remove the package you specify, it doesn't remove any of the dependencies. This could leave you with a lot of unnecessary packages. This is where you start reading up on "emerge --depclean", but there are lots of warnings that "this could totally wreck your system". You have been warned!