Re: apt-get openoffice dependency problems

[Andrei Popescu <andreimp@rdslink.ro>]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:56:15 -0800 (PST)
"Caleb Walker" <caleb@topgundrywall.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> Perhaps because my subject was not specific enough, I did not get a
> response.  I really need to get this computer up and usable but for now, I
> cannot get over this dependency issue.  I dont even want openoffice
> installed right now.  Please let me know.
> 
> I recently installed a new computer with the newest copy of the debian
> testing on it.  I got back in the system to add programs and update others
> with apt-get and I continue to get these errors.  Is there a way that I
> dont know about to get around these?  I have also tried to change over to
> unstable and stable and tried to remove openoffice but nothing at this
> point works.
> 
> frswks01:/home/caleb# apt-get  -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... failed.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   openoffice.org: Depends: openoffice.org-l10n-en (> 1.1.3+1.1.4) or
>                            openoffice.org-l10n-1.1.4
> E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused
> by held packages.
> E: Unable to correct dependencies
> 
> 
> frswks01:/home/caleb# apt-get --ignore-hold  -f install
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Correcting dependencies... failed.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   openoffice.org: Depends: openoffice.org-l10n-en (> 1.1.3+1.1.4) or
>                            openoffice.org-l10n-1.1.4
> E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused
> by held packages.
> E: Unable to correct dependencies

What about:
apt-get install openoffice.org-l10n-1.1.4 (maybe also with a -f)

I've had similar problems when upgrading to OOo 2.0 but don't remember how i solved them

HTH
Andrei