sudo apt-get install git NOT WORKING

frankschroeriv · 06-27-2020, 05:36 PM

When I try to execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install git

I end receiving the following message and am unsure as to what to make of it:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
git : Depends: liberror-perl but it is not going to be installed
Depends: git-man (> 1:2.17.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: git-man (< 1:2.17.1-.) but it is not going to be installed
guvcview : Depends: libguvcview-2.0-0 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

rtmistler · 06-27-2020, 05:43 PM

Code:

Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages

Have you tried this?

frankschroeriv · 06-27-2020, 05:45 PM

Yes I have tried this.

shruggy · 06-27-2020, 06:10 PM

Looks like Lubuntu 18.04. Am I right? Try

Code:

sudo apt install aptitude
aptitude why git

frankschroeriv · 06-27-2020, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shruggy

Looks like Lubuntu 18.04. Am I right? Try

Code:

sudo apt install aptitude
aptitude why git

This worked, thank you.

cordx · 06-27-2020, 06:27 PM

did you update and upgrade before trying to install? perhaps you are dealing with outdated info.

ondoho · 06-28-2020, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankschroeriv

This worked, thank you.

No, this did not work.
All it does is show us why git cannot be installed.

If you managed to install git now, I guess it was the apt -f install command that did it after all.

BTW, you should always run an 'apt update' before installing anything.
Additionally, it is highly recommended to upgrade all packages regularly with 'apt upgrade'.