apt-get error message

[Dotan Cohen]

On 5/7/06, Scott <listboi at angrykeyboarder.com> wrote:
> On 05/06/2006 12:33 PM, * Dotan Cohen spake thusly:
>
>
> >....
> > Thanks, Jim. How would I go about finding out who the package
> > maintainer is, to ask him if he plans on updating the package?
>
>
> $apt-cache show kdevelop
>
> The maintainer will be listed on the 4th line.
>
> I'm running Dapper so kdevelop isn't in the repository or I'd have just
> pasted it here.  It's now kdevelop3.
>
> Actually that might answer your other question, now that I think about it.
>
> I'd suggest waiting till Dapper is released on June 1.  If it were
> earlier in the year I'd have suggested requesting a backport.
>
>
> >If he
> > doesn't the nwould I have to install from source or is there another
> > way?
>
> Compiling from source is probably your best bet, followed by installing
> with checkinstall.
>
> There's always the option seeking out a Debian package or converting an
> RPM with alien, but that often can cause conflicts.
>
> I only do that out of absolute desperation. :-)
>

I seems that the package is now called kdevelop3. "apt-get install
kdevelop3" worked. Thanks!

Dotan Cohen
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