[SOLVED] how to make apt-get ignore broken packages and missing dependencies

gujedan · 03-20-2011, 12:56 PM

when I have a broken packages on the system and want to apt-get install something (completely unrelated to the broken package) apt-get starts giving me crap about the broken stuff and won't download and install the packages I'm asking for. How can I make it ignore the completely unrelated stuff about missing deps on my system and download what I want?

corp769 · 03-20-2011, 12:59 PM

This may help - http://superuser.com/questions/95509...broken-package

Cheers,

Josh

gujedan · 03-20-2011, 01:32 PM

thanks for the response.
I disabled the "Automatically fix broken packages before installing or removing", but apt-get still complains about missing deps on the system. I got it working for now by removing the deps from /var/lib/dkpg/status as suggested in the 2nd response on the link, but is there still a way to prevent apt-get from complaining?

P.S.
just noticed it's the wrong subforum, sorry 'bout that

corp769 · 03-20-2011, 01:54 PM

From the man page:

Quote:

-f, --fix-broken
Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in
place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any
packages to permit APT to deduce a likely solution. Any Package
that are specified must completely correct the problem. The op‐
tion is sometimes necessary when running APT for the first time;
APT itself does not allow broken package dependencies to exist
on a system. It is possible that a system’s dependency structure
can be so corrupt as to require manual intervention (which usu‐
ally means using dselect( or dpkg --remove to eliminate some
of the offending packages). Use of this option together with -m
may produce an error in some situations. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Fix-Broken.

-m, --ignore-missing, --fix-missing
Ignore missing packages; If packages cannot be retrieved or fail
the integrity check after retrieval (corrupted package files),
hold back those packages and handle the result. Use of this op‐
tion together with -f may produce an error in some situations.
If a package is selected for installation (particularly if it is
mentioned on the command line) and it could not be downloaded
then it will be silently held back. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Fix-Missing.

You can always try that.