cascading dependencies problems
Hi,
I have used Kanotix 2005-4, a distro based on Debian Sid with the same
repositories without any problems until I tried installing a
application (dvdrip) when during the installation process I got a
warning that the xserver might have problems after the installation (I
should add that at that point the only option was to press "ok").
Well, I did not loose X, but some mess seemed to have occured on my
dependency list. Here are a couple of examples:
Quote:
vees@KanotixBox:~/Documents/Distros$ sudo apt-get install shrinkta
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
shrinkta: Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.2) but 1.10.3-1 is to be installed
Depends: libavahi-glib1 (>= 0.6.12) but 0.6.11-1 is to be installed
Depends: libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4) but 1.0.2-3 is to be installed
Depends: libdvd0 (>= 0.1.8) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgnome2-0 (>= 2.14.1) but 2.10.1-1 is to be installed
Depends: libgnomeui-0 (>= 2.13.0) but 2.10.1-1 is to be installed
Depends: libnautilus-burn3 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.5) but 1.12.3-1 is to be installed
Depends: libxfixes3 (>= 1:4.0.1) but 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 is to be installed
Depends: transcode but it is not going to be installed
Depends: mjpegtools but it is not going to be installed
xserver-xorg-input-void: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1) but
it is not going to be installed
xserver-xorg-video-savage: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11)
but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).
Then I tried this:
Quote:
vees@KanotixBox:~/Documents/Distros$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xserver-xorg-core: Depends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but
6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or
specify a solution).
and
Quote:
vees@KanotixBox:~/Documents/Distros$ sudo apt-get install
xserver-xorg-core x11-common 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11
It sure looks like I cannot install any more packages :-((
I then tried apt-get -f install and this is what happened:
(...)
46 upgraded, 22 newly installed, 162 to remove and 802 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 106MB/120MB of archives.
After unpacking 301MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.
What other option do I have with dial-up?!
Could I use "apt-get -f -d install" to only download but not install
the missing packages? I am asking this because my ISP typically
disconnects me after about 1-2 hours of download. Would "apt-get -f -d
install" make is possible for me to do the downloads in several
sessions and then somehow (how?) install them one all the packages are
available locally?
Also - what happens if I do "apt-get -f install" and I get
disconncted in the middle (several times most likely) - could I just
re-dial-up and resume the download by doing "apt-get -f install"
again?
Lastly - is there a probability that I might have to do "apt-get -f
install && apt-get dist upgrade", possibly several times, in order to
clean up interlocking dependeny problems? I am asking this because of
the "6 not fully installed or removed" warning...
Basically, keeping in mind that I have a shitty dial-up connection -
what is my best option?
Many thanks for your help!
VS
PS:
Just in case, here is my sources list:
vees@KanotixBox:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# Unstable
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
# Testing
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
#Debian Multimedia repository
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main
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