I was trying to install mysql-server on my ubuntu 8.10 box when i bumped into this dependency error. I am uncertain of what to do. Appreciate your response.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mysql-server: Depends: mysql-server-5.0 but it is not going to be installed
openoffice.org-calc: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-draw: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-gnome: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-gtk: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-impress: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-math: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
openoffice.org-writer: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
python-uno: Depends: openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2.2) but 1:2.4.1-11ubuntu2 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


thanx
datchie

That's the interesting line there.

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Well Ubuntu Ibex 8.10 has hit the end of life and it will not be supported further. It might be that some of the repositories are taken down. May be.
You can try and upgrade to 9.04 using the alternate cd.