Synaptic upgrade, now snaptic crashes

jaa1180 · 03-01-2005, 11:27 PM

I did a synaptic upgrade the other day, it upgraded just about everything... well many items, and now the gksu is diffrent. No biggie there. However if I go into synaptic and request a package to install, it shows the dependances, I click ok, then it crashes. I was working great until the last upgrade.

I thought it was something I did... installed fresh Sage install on my wife's laptop and exact same thing. Now her's will not work and she is forced to use Winders.

What could it be?

Mine is Sarge / 2.6.8-2 kernel

TigerOC · 03-02-2005, 05:50 AM

This has been covered in another thread and there is a bug. Apparently due to dependencies. Should be sorted out shortly if I know the system.

jaa1180 · 03-02-2005, 08:54 AM

What is the other thread?

jaa1180 · 03-02-2005, 09:38 AM

That should be "....now synaptic crashes" not snaptic. Sorry

TigerOC · 03-02-2005, 10:47 AM

Sorry cannot find it. I was reading about it yesterday and I am sure it was on LQ. According to the bugs list the problem has been solved 28/2/05 see http://bts.turmzimmer.net/. I suggest just using apt-cache search for the package and then the normal apt-get install until this is resolved. According to the article i was reading yesterday the SID version is fine. I believe it was was something to do with the gtk libraries that has not been updated in sarge that synaptic is depending on.

jaa1180 · 03-02-2005, 01:39 PM

So, I can update my gtk libraries from Sid and it will be ok?

TigerOC · 03-02-2005, 02:07 PM

No its a lot more complicated than that. This was the discussion I was reading. You can install the SID version of synaptic by pointing your /etc/apt/sources.list to unstable BUT in order for things to stay sane you need to pin your system. I know nothing about pinning. Mixing distros can cause enormous problems.

TigerOC · 03-02-2005, 02:13 PM

I found the thread at Debian Help forums;

http://www.debianhelp.org/modules.ph...rum=10&start=0

Edit: I have just run an apt update and upgrade and there is a new version of synaptic which apparently is the same version as SID and according to the above thread works fine.

jaa1180 · 03-02-2005, 05:24 PM

Sweet! I upgraded Synaptic to 0.55+cvs20050218-1 (unstable) and volia! No crashing!
Thanks a ton!