debian package, upgrade and libxfce4util4?

[Carl]

On Tuesday 25 July 2006 9:15 am, cathayan wrote:

> here should be some debian users. i want to know how to upgrade xfce4 in
> debian sid? i run apt-get install xfce4, and only this meta package was
> upgraded to 4.3.90.2. install all xfce4 packages one by one to upgrade
> them? is there some method more easy?
>
> and what is the relationship between libxfce4util4 and libxfce4util2? seems
> there are some brokens because these 2 packages.
>
> thanks

I just went through the exercise you are describing. apt-get and package 
managers (Synaptic & Kpackage) didn't work for my upgrade. Complete removal 
was required.

For one stop shopping, suggest using XFCE installer from here:
http://www.xfce.org/archive/xfce-4.3.90.2/installers/

follow these directions:
http://www.os-works.com/documentation/xfce-installers/4.2.1/xfce-installer/
using different filename

if the installer complains about missing files:
list of "depends on" here: 
http://www.xfce.org/index.php?page=documentation&lang=en
GTK+ packages are debian libgtk packages. You may need to install -dev 
versions.

vte.pc is one of the files in libvte-dev which can be installed from debian 
sid (unstable). The installer will halt without this.