Bug#721158: /usr/bin/apt-get: linux-image-3.10-2-amd64 : Depends: linux-base (>= 3~) but it is not installed

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Subject: Bug#721158: /usr/bin/apt-get: linux-image-3.10-2-amd64 : Depends: linux-base (>= 3~) but it is not installed
From: Nigel Horne <njh@bandsman.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:40:47 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20130828154047.29230.87804.reportbug@bandsman.co.uk>
Reply-to: Nigel Horne <njh@bandsman.co.uk>, 721158@bugs.debian.org

Package: apt
Version: 0.9.11.1
Severity: important
File: /usr/bin/apt-get

Dear Maintainer,
*** Please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?
   apt-get update
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
     nothing
   * What was the outcome of this action?
   root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# apt-get -f install
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree       
   Reading state information... Done
   Correcting dependencies... Done
   The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
     libio-socket-ip-perl
     Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
     The following packages will be REMOVED:
       linux-image-3.10-2-amd64
       0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
       After this operation, 116 MB disk space will be freed.
       Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
   * What outcome did you expect instead?
   update to work

*** End of the template - remove these lines ***

Apt-get update is stuck and telling me to run apt-get -f install.  But that
tries to remove the current kernel and (thankfully) fails.

Also:

root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# dpkg -l linux-base
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
rc  linux-base     3.5          all          Linux image base package

root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# apt-get install linux-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-base : Depends: libuuid-perl but it is not going to be installed
 E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
 root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# 
 root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# apt-get install libuuid-perl
 Reading package lists... Done
 Building dependency tree       
 Reading state information... Done
 You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
 The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libuuid-perl : Depends: perlapi-5.14.2
   linux-image-3.10-2-amd64 : Depends: linux-base (>= 3~) but it is not going to be installed
   E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
   root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# 

   root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# apt-get install perlapi-5.14.2
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree       
   Reading state information... Done
   Package perlapi-5.14.2 is a virtual package provided by:
     perl-base 5.14.2-21 [Not candidate version]

     E: Package 'perlapi-5.14.2' has no installation candidate
     root@nigelhorne:/home/njh# 


-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3.10-2-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3.10-2-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3.10-2-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3.10-2-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3.10-2-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-3.9-1-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-3.9-1-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-3.9-1-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-3.9-1-amd64$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-3.9-1-amd64$";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "1";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "2";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-9n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "3";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "4";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "5";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::::Name "";
APT::Compressor::::Extension ".";
APT::Compressor::::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::CompressArg:: "-9";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
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Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
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Acquire::http::Proxy "http://127.0.0.1:3128";;
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Acquire::Languages:: "en";
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DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Invoke "";
DPkg::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/localepurge ] && [ $(ps w -p $PPID | egrep -c '(remove|purge)') != 1 ]; then /usr/sbin/localepurge; else exit 0; fi";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
RPM "";
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RPM::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi";
RPM::Post-Invoke "";
RPM::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

#

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20111008-14:36]/ squeeze contrib main

# official Debian archives
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.10-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2012.4
ii  gnupg                   1.4.14-1
ii  libapt-pkg4.12          0.9.11.1
ii  libc6                   2.17-92
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.8.1-9
ii  libstdc++6              4.8.1-9

apt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc     <none>
ii  aptitude    0.6.8.2-1.2
ii  dpkg-dev    1.17.1
ii  python-apt  0.8.9.1+b1
ii  xz-utils    5.1.1alpha+20120614-2

-- no debconf information

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