Have you tried dselect? I've found it to be an easier way of dealing with dependency issues.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/8/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Eric De Mund</b> <<a href="mailto:ead-conspire@ixian.com">
ead-conspire@ixian.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hello,<br><br>Help. I've fallen into an impossible package installation situation and
<br>I can't get up. To wit:<br><br> % sudo apt-get install kde<br> Password:<br> Reading package lists... Done<br> Building dependency tree... Done<br> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
<br> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable<br> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created<br> or been moved out of Incoming.<br><br> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
<br> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against<br> that package should be filed.<br> The following information may help to resolve the situation:<br><br> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
<br> kde: Depends: kde-amusements but it is not going to be installed<br> Depends: kdeaddons but it is not installable<br> E: Broken packages<br> %<br><br>I got into this situation by:<br><br>1. Trying to install xmms-musepack, but it being similarly not
<br> permitted due to conflicts.<br>2. Deinstalling kde--my window manager--with apt-get to remove the<br> major conflict with xmms-musepack.<br>3. Installing xmms-musepack with apt-get.<br>4. Trying to reinstall kde with apt-get. No dice. Conflicts.
<br>5. Removing xmms-musepack with apt-get.<br>6. Trying to reinstall kde with apt-get. Still no dice. Conflicts<br> remain.<br><br>Help! How can I get up off of the floor here?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Eric<br>--<br>"...when floors are wet and slippery with manure, you can have a bad
<br>fall." --from the 1976 OSHA booklet, "Safety with Beef Cattle"<br><br>Eric
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