Tim, yeah, it's a custom i386 kernel. If you need any help with fixing this, let me know what I can do. Thanks a lot! Ben kb9vqf@... wrote: > Hi Ben, > > You're right! Are you running an i386 kernel? For some reason my amd64 > system shows the correct -kde3 dependencies, while my i386 system shows > the same incorrect dependencies as yours. > > I'll add this info to the bug report so I don't forget... > > Tim > > >> Tim, >> thanks for your response, and I'm sorry I didn't know there was a bug >> filed. >> If I try and install emerald-kde3 I get the following dependencies: >> compiz-core >> compiz-plugins >> compiz-wrapper >> libdecoration0 >> libemeraldengine0-kde3 >> >> note that there is only one -kde3... the installation then fails because: >> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/compiz-core_1%3a0.7.8-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb: >> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/compiz.1.gz', which is also in >> package compiz-core-kde3 >> >> I am pretty sure I have installed all the necessary packages, and >> believe that the problem is the non-kde3 dependencies. >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> Ben >> >> Timothy Pearson wrote: >> >>> Have you installed emerald-kde3? How are you attempting to enable >>> Emerald? Does the rest of Compiz work properly? >>> >>> At the moment, -kde3 compiz and emerald cannot be installed >>> simultaneously with non-kde3 compiz and emerald due to bug 57 >>> (http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=57). That bug is >>> next on my list of problems to deal with. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> B. Buchli wrote: >>> >>>> So I finally found some time to (try and) set up compiz on my laptop >>>> again. It used to work on 8.04, but seems to be broken now. If I >>>> install only compiz stuff with -kde3, I can use only the sluggish gtk >>>> window decorator. If I try and install emerald I have non-kde3 >>>> dependencies. This of course does not install cleanly because it >>>> says "already in package XY." Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Ben >>>> >>>> >>>> > > >