Jerry Spicklemire wrote:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
e2fsprogs: PreDepends: libblkid1 (>= 1.34-1) but it
is not installable
PreDepends: libss2 (>= 1.34-1) but it is
not installable
PreDepends: libuuid1 (>= 1.34-1) but it
is not installable
coreutils: PreDepends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.11-1) but it
is not installable
PreDepends: libattr1 (>= 2.4.4-1) but it
is not installable
dpkg: PreDepends: dselect but it is not installable
sysvinit: PreDepends: initscripts but it is not
installable
PreDepends: sysv-rc (>= 2.85-2) but it is
not installable or
file-rc (> 0.7.0) but it is
not installable"
This is after trying synaptic, apt-get,
dselect, and getting deeper into trouble,
at every step, with essentially the same
results, a non-functioning system.
Try installing each of these predepends individually to determine just what the problem is, i.e.: "aptitude -t testing install libblkidl".
Once you determine the problem, attempt to resolve it directly. If somehow you have managed to your system into a state where apt-get/aptitude can not resolve these conflicts, you can resolve them manually by removing or installing packages directly with dpkg, and the proper --force option if necessary.
It may take some tinkering, but your system should be recoverable. Do this before you give up and reinstall the system. I've successfully resolved many similar difficulties in this manner.
dircha