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From: Dirk Uys <dirkcuys@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:13:27
Message-Id: 79e3aefb0811130013o90f87bbh3f29829a801d000d@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block by Neil Bothwick
1 On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 >
3 > Each vmware package depends on a specific modules version. In order to
4 > update vmware-player, you must first update vmware-modules,but that
5 > version is blocked by the existing player. There are two alternatives
6 >
7 > Unmerge vmware-player then reemerge it.
8 > Upgrade to the latest portage, which handles these blocks for you.
9 >
10 > --
11 > Neil Bothwick
12
13 Thanks, problem fixed.
14
15 ps. Will it be ok if I upgrade portage to an unstable version while
16 running a stable portage tree?
17
18 Regards
19 Dirk

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Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] vwmare-player block Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>