[vox-tech] Getting apt-get to not install certain packages

[Henry House]

On Wednesday, 10 March 2010, Richard Harke wrote:
> Of course, I still want to install everyhing I want. I want ot install a
> package but apt-get
> wants to install mesa as well. I don't want or need mesa and in fact I
> imagine it will compromise
> my Nvidia installation.

I suggest you have a look at the equivs package. It is designed to
create a fake package to satistify a dependency in situations such as
yours.

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Henry House
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