Re: Iceweasel 3.5.4.1

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2009-12-14 16:48 +0100, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> I got this:
>
> /home/hugoMon Dec 14-09:43:31HDC5# apt-get install iceweasel

Don't use apt-get if you intend to obtain helpful error messages.

> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:

<rant> No, of course it does not help! </rant>¹

> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   iceweasel: Depends: xulrunner-1.9.1 but it is not going to be installed
> E: Broken packages

Please run "aptitude -s install iceweasel" and see what solutions and
diagnostics, if any, aptitude offers.

Sven


¹ To be clear: this rant is not against you, but is meant for the apt
  developers who apparently cannot be bothered to explain *why* a
  package "is not going to be installed".