Why does php5-gd require xfree86-common?

OneBinary · 04-09-2006, 09:05 PM

Hi All,

I need to install gd for my php5 installation, but for some reason the package dependency requires xfree86-common. My understand is that if I install this package it will install the X Window system, is that correct? If so I do not want to do this.

Any ideas?

Code:

root@dedi [~]# apt-get install php5-gd
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
   libgd2-xpm (2.0.33-1.1)
   libice6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libsm6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libt1-5 (5.0.2-3)
   libx11-6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libxext6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libxpm4 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   xfree86-common (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   xlibs-data (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
Suggested packages:
   libgd-tools (2.0.33-1.1)
   x-window-system-core (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   x-window-system (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
The following packages will be REMOVED:
   libgd2-noxpm (2.0.33-1.1)
The following NEW packages will be installed:
   libgd2-xpm (2.0.33-1.1)
   libice6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libsm6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libt1-5 (5.0.2-3)
   libx11-6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libxext6 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   libxpm4 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   php5-gd (5.1.2-0bpo1)
   xfree86-common (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
   xlibs-data (4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1)
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 3587kB of archives.
After unpacking 12.4MB of additional disk space will be used.
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Abort.

pljvaldez · 04-10-2006, 01:52 PM

I don't think it installs the x window system (unless you automatically install suggested packages). The X window system should be the package x-window-system-core under the "suggested packages". xfree86-common is probably some libraries... But you can always apt-cache show xfree86-common to see for sure what that package contains.