On 2011-04-28 18:39 +0200, Brad Alexander wrote: > I got my daughter's netbook upgraded to squeeze, however, there are some > issues that I have encountered. I did it per the squeeze release notes, the > audit, etc, then apt-get update on the new sources.lists, apt-get upgrade, > upgraded kernel and udev, rebooted, then did the dist-upgrade. The > dist-upgrade removed a bunch of packages: > > The following packages will be REMOVED: > build-essential cervisia cupsddk-drivers debhelper dh-make g++ g++-4.3 gcc > gcc-4.3 gettext gnuift gnuift-perl imagemagick intltool-debian kde-trinity > kdemultimedia-trinity kdewebdev-trinity kernel-package kommander-trinity > libarts1-xine-trinity libblas3gf libcvsservice0 libdatrie0 libept0 > libgfortran3 libgomp1 libgraphviz4 liblapack3gf libmagick10 librpm4.4 > libstdc++6-4.3-dev libsuitesparse-3.1.0 libxine1 libxine1-misc-plugins > libxine1-plugins libxml-libxml-common-perl linux-headers-2.6.32-5-686 > madwifi-source po-debconf python-glade2 python-gtk2 python-notify > python-numeric quanta-trinity wicd-gtk xserver-xorg-video-all > xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-nsc > xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vga > xulrunner-1.9
This should not have happened. Are there some packages that you had put on hold? > Now, when I try to install some of the packages that got removed, apt-get > does not want to reinstall the dependencies. That's why they got removed in the first place, I suppose. > I'm not sure how far down the > rabbit hole I need to go. With apt-get you can go as far as you like, it will never output any useful diagnostics why it does not install the package you want. > Can someone tell me why the dependencies are not being installed and how I > can fix this? I dom't necessarily want to reboot, at least until I get her > wicd back. > [root@rubicon apt]# apt-get install wicd-gtk python-gtk2 python-glade2 > python-numpy > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > python-numpy : Depends: libblas3gf but it is not going to be installed or > libblas.so.3gf or > libatlas3gf-base but it is not going to be > installed > Depends: libgfortran3 (>= 4.3) but it is not going to be > installed > Depends: liblapack3gf but it is not going to be installed or > liblapack.so.3gf or > libatlas3gf-base but it is not going to be > installed > E: Broken packages > > Can someone tell me why the dependencies are not being installed and how I > can fix this? I dom't necessarily want to reboot, at least until I get her > wicd back. Try using aptitude instead of apt-get, first in dry-run mode as a normal user: $ aptitude -s -V -D -o "Aptitude::Delete-Unused=false" install wicd-gtk If the suggested solution does not suit you, press 'n' at the prompt and see what else aptitude has to offer. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
