I got it to work using the following: ############################## aptitude install gnome-core-devel Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages are BROKEN: libdbus-1-dev The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2 libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp The following NEW packages will be installed: autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gnome-core-devel gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2 libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp 0 packages upgraded, 68 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 14.3MB of archives. After unpacking 59.7MB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: libdbus-1-dev: Depends: libdbus-1-2 (= 0.60-6ubuntu8) but 0.60-6ubuntu9 is installed. Resolving dependencies... The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Downgrade the following packages: libdbus-1-2 [0.60-6ubuntu9 (now) -> 0.60-6ubuntu8 (dapper)] Score is -40 Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev libdbus-1-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2 libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: libdbus-1-2 The following NEW packages will be installed: autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gnome-core-devel gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev libdbus-1-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2 libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp 0 packages upgraded, 68 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 14.5MB of archives. After unpacking 59.7MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y ################################### am just worried why did it have to downgrade a package??? -- Unable to apt-get 'gnome-core-devel' https://launchpad.net/bugs/52344 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
