On Saturday 21 March 2015 12:33:50 pm rolf wrote: > Hello Mike > > thanks for you quick response. > > > > When I try to install tdm it complaines that "tdm requieres libr0 which > > > is not an install candidate" so the dependensies could not be resolved. > > > What to do next? > > > > Do you have builddeps configured in your sources.list? > > No, I hadn'd. > > I give it a next try witn the builddeps enabled (I really didn't understand > what the repo is good for - exept I have a longer time to wait) and now > trinity was not deinstalled - but some other packages - for example gimp, > freecad... > > So many thanks for your help > Rolf I use apt-get and dselect for package management..one reason aptitude wanted to remove packages I did not want removed..sound kind of like your situation. If you do not mind trying apt-get and seeing if it behaves more to you wants. I never figured out why apt-get & aptitude differ in this regard. -- Peace, Greg