Hmm. I tried apt-get install kdebase, which gives me:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
kdebase: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libkonq3 (>= 4:2.2.2-14.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-libs (= 4:2.2.2-14.7) but it is not going to be installed
E: Sorry, broken packages
Nor does apt-get -f work, nor the apt-get --purge suggestion of the second poster.
This is very odd, no? Shouldn't there be some way to install kde--no matter how
screwed up the dependencies get--by allowing downgrades to the right versions (which
I'm perfectly willing to do...)?
Thanks,
Charles.
>
> This is propably due to a large amount of unresolved dependencies. I've
> tried similar when trying to install and "old" package in a "new"
> system. The old package want'ed to downgrade a lot of other packages and
> all of h*ll broke loose... I've solved the dependencies problem by calling
> apt-get -f install
> and the dependencies was resolved. Be prepared as this might remove the
> most of your current packages.
> After that it was again possible to install kde, but not with apt-get
> install kde. Insted try
> apt-get install kde-base
> which will propably have a lot of dependencies and install a lot of
> other kde packages in the process. Otherwise try to search for kde
> packages with
> apt-cache search kde | more
> and try installing some of them
>
> Hopes this helps...
>
> Claus
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I've managed to badly screw up apt-get by going from KDE 2.2 in woody to a KDE
> 3.2 woody backport.
> >
> >Shame on me, but now I've uninstalled the 3.2 backport and reset my
> sources.list
> >to have the following (uncommented) lines:
> >
> >deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main
> >deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main
> >deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
> >
> >Trouble is, I can't now install the regular woody version of KDE.
> >
> >After an apt-get update, I get:
> >
> >mycomp:~# apt-get install kde
> >Reading Package Lists... Done
> >Building Dependency Tree... 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.
> >
> >Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> >the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> >that package should be filed.
> >The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> >
> >Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > kde: Depends: kdelibs3 but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: libkmid or
> > libkmid-alsa but it is not going to be installed or
> > libkmid-bin but it is not installable
> > Depends: kdebase but it is not going to be installed or
> > kdebase3 but it is not installable
> > Depends: kdebase-audiolibs but it is not going to be installed or
> > kdebase3-audiolibs but it is not installable
> > Depends: kdebase-libs but it is not going to be installed or
> > kdebase3-libs but it is not installable
> > Depends: libkonq3 but it is not going to be installed or
> > libkonq4 but it is not installable
> > Depends: konqueror but it is not going to be installed or
> > konqueror3 but it is not installable
> > Depends: kate but it is not going to be installed or
> > kate3 but it is not installable
> > Depends: konsole but it is not going to be installed or
> > konsole3 but it is not installable
> > Depends: kscreensaver but it is not going to be installed or
> > kscreensaver3 but it is not installable
> > Depends: kuser but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: ksysv but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kcron but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kpackage but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: secpolicy but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kghostview but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kview but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kmail but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: korn but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: ark but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kab but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: karm but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kcalc but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kcharselect but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kdepasswd but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kdf but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kedit but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kfind but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: khexedit but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kjots but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: knotes but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kpm but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kpaint but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kiconedit but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kfract but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: ksnapshot but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kruler but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kdict but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kit but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: knode but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: ksirc but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: koffice but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: knewsticker but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: ktimer but it is not going to be installed
> > Depends: kcoloredit but it is not going to be installed
> >E: Sorry, broken packages
> >
> >
> >I've tried lots of things, including aptitude, -f, etc.
> >
> >I've tried apt-get install kdelibs3, but that gives me:
> >
> ><snip>
> >Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > kdelibs3: Depends: xbase-clients but it is not going to be installed
> >E: Sorry, broken packages
> >
> >And trying apt-get install xbase-clients gives similar problems
> >(with libxaw7, xlibmesa3 and xlibs).
> >
> >I'm not really sure how I got into this rut, but I'd welcome with open arms any
> >suggestions on how to get out.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Charles.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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