How did I get into dependency hell and how do I get out?
Hi,
$ uname -a
Linux e130 5.18.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian
5.18.2-1~bpo11+1 (2022-06-14) x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ cat /etc/debian_version
11.2
$ apt-get -s install libpulse-dev
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
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:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libglib2.0-dev : Depends: libglib2.0-0 (= 2.66.8-1) but 2.72.1-1 is to
be installed
Depends: libglib2.0-bin (= 2.66.8-1)
Depends: libglib2.0-dev-bin (= 2.66.8-1)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
$ apt-cache policy libglib2.0-0
libglib2.0-0:
Installed: 2.72.1-1
Candidate: 2.72.1-1
Version table:
*** 2.72.1-1 100
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.66.8-1 500
500 https://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages
$ apt-get -s -f install libglib2.0-0=2.66.8-1
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
apache2-bin bamfdaemon caja-common caja-eiciel caja-extensions-common
caja-gtkhash caja-image-converter caja-open-terminal caja-sendto
caja-wallpaper dconf-editor engrampa engrampa-common eom eom-common
gir1.2-bamf-3 gir1.2-caja-2.0 gir1.2-eom-1.0 gir1.2-matepanelapplet-4.0
gir1.2-pluma-1.0 gnome-system-tools gtkhash libapache2-mod-dnssd libapr1
libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap libb2-1 libbamf3-2
libcpupower1 libcryptui0a libffi8 liblua5.3-0
libmate-sensors-applet-plugin0
libmate-slab0 libmate-window-settings1 liboobs-1-5 mate-applet-brisk-menu
mate-applets mate-applets-common mate-backgrounds mate-calc
mate-calc-common
mate-control-center-common mate-indicator-applet
mate-indicator-applet-common mate-media mate-media-common
mate-notification-daemon-common mate-sensors-applet
mate-sensors-applet-common mate-system-monitor mate-system-monitor-common
mate-themes mate-tweak mate-user-share mate-user-share-common pluma
pluma-common python-caja-common python3-caja seahorse-daemon
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
notification-daemon
The following packages will be REMOVED:
caja caja-admin caja-rename caja-seahorse debian-system-adjustments
gstreamer1.0-packagekit gvfs-bin libglib2.0-bin mate-control-center
mate-desktop-environment mate-desktop-environment-core
mate-desktop-environment-extra mate-desktop-environment-extras
mate-dock-applet mate-menu mate-notification-daemon mate-power-manager
packagekit packagekit-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
notification-daemon
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
libglib2.0-0
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 21 to remove and 55 not
upgraded.
Remv mate-desktop-environment-extra [1.24.0+4]
Remv mate-desktop-environment-extras [1.24.0+4]
Remv mate-desktop-environment [1.24.0+4]
Remv mate-desktop-environment-core [1.24.0+4]
Remv caja-seahorse [1.18.5-1]
Remv caja [1.24.0-1] [caja-admin:amd64 caja-rename:amd64 ]
Remv caja-admin [0.0.3-1] [caja-rename:amd64 ]
Remv caja-rename [20.1.26-1]
Remv debian-system-adjustments [2022.03.09.1-elsie]
Remv gstreamer1.0-packagekit [1.2.2-2]
Remv gvfs-bin [1.46.2-1]
Remv packagekit-tools [1.2.2-2]
Remv packagekit [1.2.2-2]
Remv mate-power-manager [1.24.2-1]
Inst notification-daemon (3.20.0-4 Debian:11.4/stable [amd64])
Remv mate-notification-daemon [1.24.1-1]
Remv libglib2.0-bin [2.72.1-1] [mate-control-center:amd64
mate-dock-applet:amd64 mate-menu:amd64 ]
Remv mate-control-center [1.24.1-1] [mate-dock-applet:amd64
mate-menu:amd64 ]
Remv mate-dock-applet [20.04.0-1] [mate-menu:amd64]
Remv mate-menu [20.04.3-1]
Inst libglib2.0-0 [2.72.1-1] (2.66.8-1 Debian:11.4/stable [amd64])
Conf libglib2.0-0 (2.66.8-1 Debian:11.4/stable [amd64])
Conf notification-daemon (3.20.0-4 Debian:11.4/stable [amd64])
Oops! How can I downgrade libglib2.0-0 without nuking most of the system?
--
Ottavio Caruso
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