Why can't all the Pidgin packages just get along??? On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Shaun Marolf <[email protected]>wrote:
> The problem is the pidgin-data package now conflicts with > pidgin-facebookchat. I had this happen last night. Basically you need to > to remove pidgin-facebookchat. (Reinstall any pidgin packagaes that may > also get tagged for removal after you do so.) The new pidgin-data has > the facebook chat in it now. > > On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 14:52 -0500, Scott Vargovich wrote: > > 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 > > > -- > 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 -- <>< Scott Vargovich <>< ------------------------------------------ OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E ------------------------------------------ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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