Hi folks,
I installed Etch today, and so far I am very pleased. Some really good
improvements since Sarge, wich I've been using the last 2 years.
Either way, I just tried to install Skype, with the file: skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb
using "dpkg -i" and there are some dependencies hindering the installation:
--------------------------dpkg -i skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb-----------------------------------
# dpkg -i skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package skype.
(Reading database ... 112252 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking skype (from .../skype_1.2.0.18-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of skype:
skype depends on libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2); however:
Package libqt3c102-mt is not installed.
dpkg: error processing skype (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
skype
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Then I tried to install the missing package and got this message:
------------------------apt-get install libqt3c102-mt--------------------------------------------
# apt-get install libqt3c102-mt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package libqt3c102-mt is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
libqt3-mt
E: Package libqt3c102-mt has no installation candidate
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"Why not install 'libqt3-mt' ?" I said, but:
-----------apt-get install libqt3-mt----------------------------------------------------------------
# apt-get install libqt3-mt
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
libqt3-mt is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype: Depends: libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3.2) but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
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and "apt-get -f install" only removes the few skype-files that was intsalled.
Looking up these packages in debian.org's list of packages, I find that "libqt3c102-mt" is in stable, so my question is:
- Can I safely install this package by adding a Sarge-depository to my /etc/X11/sources.list -file? If so, which line should I add?
- Is there another solution to this problem, i.e. overrunning a dependencie-issue and installing by force? Is this wise to do?