[SOLVED] unable to install libpq-dev in ubuntu 10.10

nkd · 04-23-2011, 05:28 AM

hi all,
I am trying to install postgresql db for using with metasploit on my ubuntu 10.10 instln.
I am using the following guide :-

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http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/pr...Postgres_setup

I however, could not finish the step with installing libpq-dev which is required to install the db_driver postgresql.
I am using
sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
it complains about certain dependencies which are unresolved.
I tried out the synaptic and all the repositiories are added incl the mediubuntu !
Any ideas please
thanks in advance
nishith

nicolasjengler · 04-23-2011, 09:59 AM

Try with

Code:

sudo apt-get -f install

or maybe you could force the .deb package to install.

Go to the path where the .deb is and run

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sudo dpkg -i -force--overwrite nameofthepackage.deb

and then

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sudo apt-get -f install

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knudfl · 04-23-2011, 11:19 AM

The first thing to suggest is : 'sudo apt-get update'

And : May be you have an incompatible repository added ? ?
Ubuntu natty ? Please have a look at /etc/apt/sources.list.

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nkd · 04-23-2011, 10:29 PM

Thanks a ton for the responses :-

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sudo apt-get -f install

and also

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sudo apt-get update

Have tried both but the problem remains even after that.

Quote:

And : May be you have an incompatible repository added ? ?
Ubuntu natty ? Please have a look at /etc/apt/sources.list.

That is where the problem could be.... I tried out Synaptic the libpq-dev occurs in the list. But when I mark it for installation , it complains about two more deps and informs they won't be installed.
That clearly suggest probably they are not in the repos added on my pc. Now I have canonical and medibuntu repos. Do you suggest adding any thing else? Also please let me know how to check a incompatible repo ?
thanks in advance
nishith

widget · 04-23-2011, 11:15 PM

Make real sure that the address for all your repos is for the same Ubuntu release.

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Check every one of them. Could be you have an older one stuck in there or a newer one.

It could also be that the deps just have not caught up with the package quite yet and you need to wait a day or so. That strikes me as a little strange at this stage of the game. The 10.10 repos ought to be pretty stable by now.

I can tell you that it is in the Debian testing (Wheezy) repo. It is not one that I can get a change log on so it is not in the Debian testing main repo. Non the less it should work now or soon in Ubuntu. I did not try installing it as I have no use for it at this time and do not wnat it on here for no reason so I am not sure what, if anything, may be missing here.

nkd · 04-24-2011, 05:39 AM

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Make real sure that the address for all your repos is for the same Ubuntu release.

Thanks a lot for the clue. I didnot find anything wrong on that. But I remembered that I had another pc on which ubuntu was installed and I could install the postgres and metasploit without any problem on it. So I copied and replaced the sources.list file from the other PC and then tried out :-

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sudo apt-get install -f libpq-dev

It worked like a breeze. So obviously it was a repo related problem.
thanks all of you.
nishith