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. > > > > > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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