The bug is actually in apt, not rpm. Anytime you get this error (until they release the fix), remove the .bin files in /var/cache/apt.
Michael On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 23:51, John Noll wrote: > I was trying to install mplayer using apt, but when I type apt-get install > mplayer I get a whole bunch of stuff spit out on the command line like the following > > xpdf: Depends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > xsane-gimp: PreDepends: /usr/bin/awk but it is not installable > PreDepends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > PreDepends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > xscreensaver: Depends: /usr/games/fortune but it is not installable > Depends: /etc/pam.d/system-auth but it is not installable > Depends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > Depends: /usr/bin/perl but it is not installable > ypbind: PreDepends: /sbin/chkconfig but it is not installable > PreDepends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > PreDepends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > PreDepends: /bin/sh but it is not installable > Depends: /bin/bash but it is not installable > zlib: PreDepends: /sbin/ldconfig but it is not installable > PreDepends: /sbin/ldconfig but it is not installable > E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. > > I think it spits out these same messages for every package installed on my system. > > I later found the same result when I tried apt-get upgrade. > > Can someone please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thanks, > > john > > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
