what repositories do you have in your /etc/apt/sources.list ? also, make sure you have all the kde components uninstalled:
dpkg --get-selections | grep kde and remove any that come up. Anyone else have a suggestion? On Tuesday 28 February 2006 11:37 am, you wrote: > Anthony Simonelli wrote: > > I would try the command: > > > > aptitude -f install > > > > to see if there are any broken packages. I would also clean out the > > cache: > > > > aptitude clean > > I had done all of this except the 'aptitude clean'. I've tried that and > gone through the entire exercise again. No change. > > This is acting very much like it's a problem with the packages -- It > claims to have trouble overwriting existing files, but those files do > not in fact actually exist. The only problme seems to be the fact that > these files overlap with other packages. > > Here's what the error messages look like: > > > Unpacking kdebase-data (from .../kdebase-data_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_all.deb) > ... dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_all.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/wallpapers/fulmine.jpg', which is also > in package kdewallpapers > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Unpacking kicker (from .../kicker_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kicker_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_i386.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite > `/usr/share/icons/crystalsvg/128x128/apps/kmenu.png', which is also in > package kdelibs-data > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_all.deb > /var/cache/apt/archives/kicker_4%3a3.3.2-1sarge1_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover: > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdebase: > kdebase depends on kdebase-data (>= 4:3.3.2-1sarge1); however: > Package kdebase-data is not installed. > kdebase depends on kicker (>= 4:3.3.2-1sarge1); however: > Package kicker is not installed. > dpkg: error processing kdebase (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kde-core: > kde-core depends on kdebase; however: > Package kdebase is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing kde-core (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kcontrol: > kcontrol depends on kdebase-data; however: > Package kdebase-data is not installed. > dpkg: error processing kcontrol (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of konqueror: > konqueror depends on kcontrol; however: > Package kcontrol is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing konqueror (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > kdebase > kde-core > kcontrol > konqueror > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... Done > Reading task descriptions... Done > > > then make sure you have the most current packages: > > > > aptitude update && aptitude upgrade > > > > Then try installing it.... > > > > aptitude install kde > > > > that's what I'd try first. > > > > On Monday 27 February 2006 04:02 pm, Steve Garcia wrote: > >>I'm not sure when it broke, but my KDE 3.3.2 seems to have developed > >>some problems. The control panel started coming up empty, and when I > >>logged out and logged back in, all the apps were missing too. When I > >>created a new user, that user had the same problems, so this seems > >>system wide and not corrupted user configs. > >> > >>So I used aptitude to remove kde entirely. I then tried to re-install > >>(several times) and it fails each time, with unpacking errors in two > >>packages. > >> > >>kdebase-data fails while unpacking /usr/share/wallpapers/fulmine.jpg -- > >>it claims that the file is also in package kdewallpapers > >> > >>kicker fails while unpacking > >>/usr/share/icons/crystalsvg/128x128/apps/kmenu.png -- it claims that the > >>file is also in package kdelibs-data > >> > >>kdebase can't be configured because of problems with kdebase-data and > >>kicker. > >>kde-core can't be configured because of problems with kdebase. > >>kcontrol can't be configured because of problems with kdebase-data > >>konquerer can't be confgiured becuase of problems with kcontrol > >> > >>The problem is not that the two files it's trying to overwrite already > >>exist. If I delete them (kmenu.png and fulmine.jpg), and then > >>re-install, I get the same errors, even though those files are not > >>actually physically present. As near as I can figure out, the problem > >>is that they exist in two packages, and that's what upsets aptitude. > >>For what it's worth, apt-get does the same thing. > >> > >>I've running a moderately fresh installation of Sarge -- I lost a system > >>disk last month and installed everything then. KDE worked fine at that > >>time. > >> > >>It doesn't *seem* like a problem with my setup, but it could be. Anyone > >>have any ideas? > >> > >>Thanks > >>Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
