On 2021-08-22 at 12:39, Tristan Miller wrote: > Greetings. > > On 22/08/2021 18.10, The Wanderer wrote: > >> This appears to mean either that something is resulting in a >> conflict with that version of kodi-bin, or that that version of >> kodi-bin is not available. >> >> I have: >> >> $ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center kodi kodi-bin <snip> >> What do you have available? > > > Thanks. I get the following: > > # apt-cache policy gnome-control-center kodi kodi-bin > gnome-control-center: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 1:3.38.4-1 > Version table: > 1:3.38.4-1 500 > 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages > kodi: > Installed: 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 > Candidate: 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 > Version table: > *** 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 500 > 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > kodi-bin: > Installed: 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 > Candidate: 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 > Version table: > *** 2:19.1+dfsg2-2 500 > 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status These version numbers all match mine. This confirms that kodi-bin at the needed version number is available. >> What I usually do in this type of situation is to start adding the >> specified "is not going to be installed" packages to the command line, >> with explicit version numbers included if necessary, until it stops just >> saying "is not going to be installed" and starts telling me *why* some >> particular package won't be installed. This is usually a Conflicts or >> version-specific Depends or the like. From there, it's not usually >> difficult to figure out what's causing the problem and what to do. > > What explicit version number do you suggest that I try? Running "apt > install kodi gnome-control-center" tells me that > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > kodi : Depends: kodi-bin (>= 2:19.1+dfsg2-2) but it is not going to be > installed > Depends: kodi-bin (< 2:19.1+dfsg2-2.1~) but it is not going to > be installed > > But if I run "apt install kodi-bin=2:19.1+dfsg2-2", I am told > > kodi-bin is already the newest version (2:19.1+dfsg2-2). You need to continue specifying all of the packages in the same command line, and repeat with new packages as necessary until it tells you an actual reason for the failure instead of just the generic "is not going to be installed". So, # apt install gnome-control-center kodi kodi-bin or # apt install gnome-control-center kodi kodi-bin=2:19.1+dfsg2-2 and then if that just fails because of another package, add that one and repeat. (Based on your 'apt-cache policy' output, I don't think specifying the explicit version number will be necessary in this case, but it may be in some other cases.) Note that if you eventually hit a command line which succeeds, you'll probably wind up marking all the listed packages as manually installed, which you may not want. It may be worth backing up your "manually-installed packages" state (as reported by the command 'apt-mark showmanual') before starting, so that after the whole thing is done with you can go back and mark specific packages as auto-installed. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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