e2fsprogs blocking apt-get

nicknack · 11-29-2005, 09:18 AM

ok ..
I don't really remember how i've done..
here's a snippet from my history ...
all done inside the /var/cache/apt/archive/

Code:

dpkg --force-all -i e2fsprogs_1.38-2_i386.deb
apt-get -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=yes install sysvinit

sysvinit failed to install with similar error msg as e2fsprogs
then i try the -f install

Code:

apt-get -f install

because sysvinit is missing, i force installed it.

Code:

locate update-rc.d
update-rc.d
ls sysv*
dpkg --force-all -i sysv-rc_2.86.ds1-4_all.deb sysvinit_2.86.ds1-4_i386.deb

after that, problem gone.
Good Luck.

NullDevice23 · 11-29-2005, 10:19 AM

But my sysvinit is on the newest version already it says. Its e2fsprogs and initscripts that have a problem

Code:

# apt-get -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=yes install sysvinit
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
sysvinit is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  initscripts: Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.19-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

nicknack · 11-29-2005, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NullDevice23
But my sysvinit is on the newest version already it says. Its e2fsprogs and initscripts that have a problem

Code:

# apt-get -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=yes install sysvinit Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done sysvinit is already the newest version. You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: initscripts: Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.19-1) but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

See the picture... do not follow the command line completely..
in your case the initscripts package can not be installed because e2fsprogs is NOT installed yet.

So either you have to FORCE install e2fsprogs first, install initscripts ( maybe with force as well .. )

NullDevice23 · 11-30-2005, 01:56 PM

I cant. If i try to force initscripts i get the same error message:

Code:

# apt-get -o APT::Force-LoopBreak=yes install initscripts
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
initscripts is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  initscripts: Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.19-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

But if i force it with dpkg i get

Code:

# dpkg --force-all -i initscripts
dpkg: error processing initscripts (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initscripts

still ideas

nicknack · 11-30-2005, 11:20 PM

Did you read the error message ?
It said can not find file / directory ..

with dpkg, you have to use the full filename,
not just the package's basename

NullDevice23 · 12-01-2005, 09:25 AM

simply an "apt-get -f install" without any arguments fixed it.
I didn't know u can run that without any arguments... i guess its in the man/info page.

Thanks all

nicknack · 12-01-2005, 10:36 AM

great.