Here's more from the command line: <command line> enigma1 scott # apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following extra packages will be installed: pidgin-data The following NEW packages will be installed: pidgin-data 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/8,654kB of archives. After this operation, 28.1MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! pidgin-data Authentication warning overridden. (Reading database ... 328969 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking pidgin-data (from .../pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/16/facebook.png', which is also in package pidgin-facebookchat 0:1.64-1 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) enigma1 scott # dpkg --configure -a dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin: pidgin depends on pidgin-data (>= 1:2.7.8); however: Package pidgin-data is not installed. pidgin depends on pidgin-data (<< 1:2.7.8-z); however: Package pidgin-data is not installed. dpkg: error processing pidgin (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin-libnotify: pidgin-libnotify depends on pidgin (<< 1:3.0); however: Package pidgin is not configured yet. pidgin-libnotify depends on pidgin (>= 1:2.6); however: Package pidgin is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing pidgin-libnotify (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: pidgin pidgin-libnotify enigma1 scott # </command line>
This is from the update manager trying to fix the broken package: <error> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/16/facebook.png', which is also in package pidgin-facebookchat 0 </error> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]>wrote: > It appears that I have some broken packages related to Pidgin on my Mint 9 > system. I've tried googling many different parts of the error > unsuccessfully. Anybody wanna take a crack at it? Here's what's happening > from the command line: > > <command line> > enigma1 scott # aptitude install pidgin > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Reading extended state information... Done > Initializing package states... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > pidgin pidgin-data{a} pidgin-libnotify{a} > 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 20.8kB/9,239kB of archives. After unpacking 30.2MB will be > used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] > Writing extended state information... Done > Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main pidgin-libnotify > 0.14-1ubuntu14 [20.8kB] > Fetched 20.8kB in 0s (31.1kB/s) > Selecting previously deselected package pidgin-data. > (Reading database ... 328921 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking pidgin-data (from > .../pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pixmaps/pidgin/protocols/16/facebook.png', > which is also in package pidgin-facebookchat 0:1.64-1 > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Selecting previously deselected package pidgin. > Unpacking pidgin (from .../pidgin_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_i386.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package pidgin-libnotify. > Unpacking pidgin-libnotify (from > .../pidgin-libnotify_0.14-1ubuntu14_i386.deb) ... > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... > Processing triggers for python-gmenu ... > Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache... > Processing triggers for menu ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Processing triggers for python-support ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/pidgin-data_1%3a2.7.8-1~getdeb1~lucid_all.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > A package failed to install. Trying to recover: > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin: > pidgin depends on pidgin-data (>= 1:2.7.8); however: > Package pidgin-data is not installed. > pidgin depends on pidgin-data (<< 1:2.7.8-z); however: > Package pidgin-data is not installed. > dpkg: error processing pidgin (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin-libnotify: > pidgin-libnotify depends on pidgin (<< 1:3.0); however: > Package pidgin is not configured yet. > pidgin-libnotify depends on pidgin (>= 1:2.6); however: > Package pidgin is not configured yet. > dpkg: error processing pidgin-libnotify (--configure): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > pidgin > pidgin-libnotify > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Reading extended state information... Done > Initializing package states... Done > Writing extended state information... Done > > Current status: 1 broken [+1]. > enigma1 scott # > </command line> > > As always - any assistance is greatly appreciated. > -- > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > ------------------------------------------ > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > ------------------------------------------ > -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
