Fwd: Re: Kde metapackage
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Subject: Re: Kde metapackage
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 16:46:16 -0500
From: Bob Underwood <mgkrebs1@home.com>
On Monday 05 November 2001 03:18 pm, John Gay wrote:
> ian-kde@lists.debian.org
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>
> Laurent Rathle wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Did anyone tried to install KDE with the metapackage kde ? I'm trying to
> > write a little tutorial for the installation of KDE 2.2.x and when I
> > installed it on my machine there was no kde metapackage and I took
> > everything from unstable package by package. So I'd like to know if I put
> > in my tutorial that people can do :
> >
> > apt-get -t unstable install kde
> >
> > if it's gonna work
>
> I've tried this, and several packages fail to install correctly, leaving
> an un-usable system. Trying to fix this with apt-get -f install, as
> suggested results in the entire KDE being removed! Here is the list of
> conflict I now get with this command:
>
> progeny:/home/jgay# apt-get -t unstable install kde
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> artsbuilder: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
> installed
> kate: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
> kcoloredit: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
> installed
> kde: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
> Depends: kdebase (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but 4:2.1.1.0-10 is to be
> installed
>
> Depends: konqueror (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but 4:2.1.1.0-10 is to be
> installed
> Depends: konsole (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) 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
> kdebase-audiolibs: 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
> kdict: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be
> installed kruler: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but 4:2.1
> .2-3 is to be installed
> kscreensaver: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to
> be installed
> libkdenetwork1: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to
> be installed
> libkmid: 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
> noatun: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) 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#
>
>
> Basically, kdebase and kdelibs3 fail during install, but since I can
> only use xterm, I can not give you a complete breakdown of what failed
> due to xterms limited buffer.
>
> Looks like I'll have to try installing every package explicitly. This is
> how I got in the mess I'm currently in.
>
> > (with the good /etc/apt/preferences and /etc/apt/sources.list, for sure
> >
> > :-))
>
> So, to answer your question, no, you can not update KDE2.1.2 to KDE
> 2.2.1 using the metapackage kde. It would probaly work for a fresh
> install of KDE2.2.1 onto a woody system but it won't update an existing
> KDE system.
>
> I'll let you know how I get on with fixing this.
>
> > Thank you,
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> John Gay
after my previous, erroneous, message to the list, i did install the kde
metapackage, with the same results you did. after the first failure, i did
an apt-get -f install, allowed it to "remove" the as yet-uninstalled
packages, configure and install the ones it could. then, i did another
apt-get -t unstable install kde, which resolved most of the problems. one
further apt-get -t unstable install kde cleared up all installation problems.
my only "gripe" to the moment is that my previous desktop settings, as
regards themes, icon size, were erased by the new control center. that's
easy to work around though
thanks ivan for your work.
bob
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