Need help fixing KDE
After the serious problems of last nights attempts to install KDE2.2
I've now found myself stuck with a broken KDE and no apperent way to fix
it? Everything I try insists on removing ALL of KDE! I can't install KDE
from unstable due to missing packages, but I can't fix my previous
set-up either. apt-get install kde/unstable produces:
progeny:/home/jgay# apt-get install kde/unstable
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Selected version 4:2.2.8 (Debian:unstable) for kde
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
kde: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
Depends: libkmid (>= 4:2.2.1-12) or
libkmid-alsa (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but it is not going to be
installed
Depends: kdebase-audiolibs (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going
to be installed
Depends: libkdenetwork1 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but it is not going to be
installed
Depends: kate (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: konsole (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be
installed
Depends: kscreensaver (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be
installed
Depends: kruler but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdict but it is not going to be installed
Depends: artsbuilder but it is not going to be installed
Depends: noatun but it is not going to be installed
Depends: knewsticker but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ktimer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kcoloredit but it is not going to be installed
kdebase: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
installed
kdebase-libs: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to
be installed
konqueror: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
installed
libkonq3: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).
progeny:/home/jgay#
As you can see, there are several packages that just won't be
installed, and this stops me from installing KDE from unstable at all.
I've tried both dselect and apt to try to get back to my original
set-up, but the first thing that needs to be removed is kdelibs3 4:2.2.1
and this forces the removal of ALL my current KDE! I don't want to loose
everything! But I do want to get KDE back. Gnome is just too awkward for
me to use. Does anyone know how I can reverse this without loosing
everything? I've even had to resort to using Mozilla for my mail because
kmail is broke too.
Cheers,
John Gay
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