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Re: Can't install new packages with apt-get due to unresolved dependencies -- How do I fix them?



Hello Glen.

> Anyway,
> as a result of that I can't install any new packages now because it
> keeps telling me "xxx: Depends on yyy blah blah) and "apt-get -f
> install" doesn't fix anything because it just tries to install the
> package which failed before, and fails again. 
> 
> What can I do to fix this dependency problem?

You could tell us the *exact* error you get now and the package which causes this.

If there is really no other way, you can do the following:

# dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/packagename.deb


Regards, Mathias

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