[SOLVED] aptitude: install new packages when an existing package has broken dependencies

otoomet · 02-17-2015, 10:16 PM

I hassled to install google earth on ubuntu 14. The process involves forcing dpkg to ignore dependencies on ia32-libs that does not exist eny more. The program works (mostly).

However, now when trying to install something else, aptitude complains about missing dependencies of google earth, and suggests to delete it. Is there a way to tell aptitude just to ignore google-earth and continue with the rest of installation?

EDDY1 · 02-17-2015, 10:56 PM

You need to install gcc-multilib
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2...ts-trusty-tahr

otoomet · 02-18-2015, 12:34 AM

I think gcc-multilib helps to get google-earth to install. But this is not my problem--the problem is to get aptitude to work after I have installed one package with missing dependencis.

Can I just tell to aptitude to ignore everything around google-earth?

EDDY1 · 02-18-2015, 03:36 AM

apt-get purge <package>

otoomet · 02-18-2015, 09:44 AM

'purge' will delete the package. I want to retain google earth, just tell apt not to look at it's dependencies, and let me to work with all the other packages.

otoomet · 02-20-2015, 11:41 AM

apt-get & friends user manuals do not even mention this possibility. I found a vague claim that apt does not allow dependency problems, in this way suggesting this is not possible. Would be nice if someone could confirm.

pan64 · 02-20-2015, 12:06 PM

yes, indeed, in that case it refuses to work you need to fix broken packages (in order to continue)