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1337ln 06-15-2006 02:44 PM

apt-get returns unmet dependencies error with python2.3-sip4-qt3 package
 
not to long ago i wanted to configure the AIO Super Karamba widget, so i needed PyQt

no problem, im running debian, so i do an apt-cache search and get all teh relevant packages, well now im having this issue here, which is disabling me from grabbing anything at all with apt

Leviathan:/home/ron1n# apt-get install naim
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.
python2.3-qt3: Depends: python2.3-sip4-qt3 (>= 4.3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python2.3-sip4-qt3 (< 4.4) but it is not going to be installed

E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

so i follow the recommendation

Leviathan:/home/ron1n# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
python2.3-sip4-qt3
The following NEW packages will be installed
python2.3-sip4-qt3
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/68.7kB of archives.
After unpacking 176kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

dpkg-preconfigure: cannot connect to X server :0.0
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Kde
debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
(Reading database ... 93713 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python2.3-sip4-qt3 (from .../python2.3-sip4-qt3_4.3.1-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.3-sip4-qt3_4.3.1-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/sipconfig.py', which is also in package python2.3-sip-qt3
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/python2.3-sip4-qt3_4.3.1-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

i have attempted to apt-get --purge remove the package, dpkg -r --force-remove-reinstreq python2.3-sip4-qt3 the package, and dpkg --purge remove it, they all tell me that the package isnt installed

so i resort to one last final option, i see teh line
/var/cache/apt/archives/python2.3-sip4-qt3_4.3.1-1_i386.deb

and leads me to beleive that if i run apt-get clean it will remedy the issue, but find out that it doesnt

im all out of ideas, if u can help please do

Michael_S 06-16-2006 02:20 PM

When I get error messages like that, I just plain cheat. From the lines you posted, the conflict is over
/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/sipconfig.py
[EDIT] That is, two different packages have their own copies of that file, so apt will not install one of them. [/EDIT]
So I would just move that to /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/sipconfig.py.old

And try the installation again. The installation will probably succeed and you should be able to resume using apt normally.

The downside is, if two packages use /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/sipconfig.py, it's possible that one won't work correctly. You may be able to find more information about the problem on the Debian mailing lists - maybe with a fix.

1337ln 06-16-2006 04:38 PM

Would you by any chance be able to tell me the app that will be crippled?

i have oython2.3 and python2.4 both installed on this system, could that be the issue?

AwesomeMachine 06-16-2006 05:46 PM

You won't cripple any packages. You only need one of each file. If dpkg complains that it won't install a package because one of the files in the package already exists on the system, you do:

mv file file.old

Then dpkg will install the file it wouldn't install before, which is the same file you moved to file.old. If something turns out to not work you do:

mv file.old file

and put the old file back.

Michael_S 06-16-2006 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AwesomeMachine
You won't cripple any packages. You only need one of each file. If dpkg complains that it won't install a package because one of the files in the package already exists on the system, you do:

mv file file.old

Then dpkg will install the file it wouldn't install before, which is the same file you moved to file.old. If something turns out to not work you do:

mv file.old file

and put the old file back.

Well, I think there is always the small but distinct possibility that two packages each contain a file with the same name and the exact same contents. I could be wrong, though.

In this particular case, I think you're right that it won't be a problem. I would bet sipconfig.py is identical between the two packages.

Michael_S 06-16-2006 07:36 PM

I meant to say the exact same name and totally different contents.


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