Re: apt-get error message seems contradictory

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2009-09-04 23:03, Gero Putzar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I get the following error message from apt-get:
>
> ---snip---
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   libc6-i386: Breaks: lib32asound2 (<= 1.0.20-2) but 1.0.16-2 is to be
> installed
>               Breaks: lib32gcc1 (<= 1:4.4.0-6) but 1:4.3.2-1.1 is to be

That doesn't look right, since lenny only has gcc 4.3.2.

> installed
> ---snap---

You've snipped too much.

> I don't understand it. I read it like that:
> libc6-i386 needs lib32asound2 version 1.0.20-2 or lower.
> But for whatever reason, apt-get wants to install Version 1.0.16-2 of
> lib32asound2.
>
> Now 1.0.16-2 is obviously lower than 1.0.20-2. So why does apt-get complain?
>
> Does anybody know, how to interpret this error message?
>
>
> I don't want to bother you with the details of what I want to install and
> how. Only for completeness: It's the amd64 lenny (stable) distro installed

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list

> and I wanted to:
>
> # apt-get --simulate -t testing install shutter

Show us all the output of this command.  Also,

$ apt-cache policy libc6-i386 lib32asound2 lib32gcc1

> Thanks, Gero.
>
> P.S. If this is not the right place to ask or if I overlooked that this
> question has just been answered somewhere, please give me a hint.

This is the place...

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