Package: apt Version: 0.6.44.2 Severity: important
I'm using Debian/unstable. Running a normal 'apt-get upgrade' today, apt-get failed. Now I get: $ sudo apt-get upgrade 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. python-central: Depends: python (>= 2.3.5-9) but 2.3.5-5 is installed python-dev: Depends: python (= 2.3.5-10) but 2.3.5-5 is installed python2.4-dev: Depends: python2.4 (= 2.4.3-7) but 2.4.3-5 is installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. But that gives: $ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Correcting dependencies...Done The following extra packages will be installed: python python2.4 python2.4-minimal Suggested packages: python-profiler python2.4-doc The following packages will be upgraded: python python2.4 python2.4-minimal 3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 32 not upgraded. 11 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/3627kB of archives. After unpacking 86.0kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Reading changelogs... Done dpkg: python2.4: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: python2.4-cairo depends on python2.4. python2.4-gnome2 depends on python2.4 (>= 2.3.90). python2.4-gnome2 depends on python2.4. python2.4-gnome2 depends on python2.4 (>= 2.3.90). python2.4-gnome2 depends on python2.4. hal-device-manager depends on python2.4. python2.4-glade2 depends on python2.4. python2.4-libxml2 depends on python2.4. python2.4-pyorbit depends on python2.4. python2.4-gtk2 depends on python2.4. python2.4-dbus depends on python2.4. dpkg: error processing python2.4 (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error' what(): basic_string::_S_construct NULL not valid zsh: abort (core dumped) sudo apt-get install -f Trying to remove python2.4 gives: $ sudo apt-get remove python2.4 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. hal-device-manager: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python-central: Depends: python (>= 2.3.5-9) but 2.3.5-5 is to be installed python-dev: Depends: python (= 2.3.5-10) but 2.3.5-5 is to be installed python2.4-cairo: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-dbus: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-dev: Depends: python2.4 (= 2.4.3-7) but it is not going to be installed python2.4-glade2: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-gnome2: Depends: python2.4 (>= 2.3.90) but it is not going to be installed Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-gtk2: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-libxml2: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed python2.4-pyorbit: Depends: python2.4 but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). I don't know how to fix this :-( Thanks, -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "test -f /var/run/zope.restart && invoke-rc.d zope restart ; rm -f /var/run/zope.restart"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable non-US # This is the main one we use... TAL 16-Jun-2002 deb http://www.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb http://www.uk.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib #deb-src http://www.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb-src http://www.mirror.ac.uk/sites/ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/debian unstable/ #deb http://www.coker.com.au/newselinux/ ./ -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-5 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-5 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages apt recommends: pn debian-archive-keyring <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- Dr Thomas Leonard http://rox.sourceforge.net GPG: 9242 9807 C985 3C07 44A6 8B9A AE07 8280 59A5 3CC1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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