apt-get -f install problem

patiscool · 07-13-2004, 04:38 PM

I'm sort of stuck in a bind here. Someone please help me out it would be appreciated.

Code:

root@superubercool:~# apt-get install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  kdeedu: Depends: klettres but it is not installed
          Depends: kstars but it is not installed
  libwine-print: Depends: libwine (= 0.0.20040505-1) but 0.0.20040615-1 is installed
  libwine-twain: Depends: libwine (= 0.0.20040505-1) but 0.0.20040615-1 is installed
  wine-utils: Depends: libwine (= 0.0.20040505-1) but 0.0.20040615-1 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
root@superubercool:~# apt -get -f install
bash: apt: command not found
root@superubercool:~# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  klettres kstars
Suggested packages:
  kdeedu-doc-html
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libwine-print libwine-twain wine-utils
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  klettres kstars
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 3 to remove and 27 not upgraded.
59 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/7808kB of archives.
After unpacking 8720kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 154568 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking klettres (from .../klettres_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/klettres_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/apps/klettres/pics/klettres_back.jpeg', which is also in package klettres-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking kstars (from .../kstars_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kstars_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/apps/kstars/Cities.dat', which is also in package kstars-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/klettres_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kstars_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

macondo · 07-13-2004, 10:42 PM

"root@superubercool:~# apt-get install"

what??????????? what are you trying to install?
what version of Debian are you in? woody, sarge, or sid?

"E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f."
are you trying to install the correct package for the Debian version you are running?

Assuming you are installing the correct package for the correct debian version:

apt-get update
apt-get -f install

do that 2-3 times

Also the APT-HOWTO has an example of this, that will explain which package is giving you trouble.

APT-HOWTO
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html

see section 7 How to deal with errors

HappyTux · 07-13-2004, 10:52 PM

Use dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/klettres_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/kstars_4%3a3.1.5-2_i386.deb you are getting an error unpacking those packages because some of the files exists in another package and are already installed so it is a packaging mistake/bug.

patiscool · 07-14-2004, 01:15 AM

wow thank you very much. i knew how to do that but i forgot the syntax! i was trying to force overwrite but i suck at remembring how to. Thanks