On Sun, 2005-12-18 at 15:34 +0000, Peter Nuttall wrote: > On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 04:23:12PM +0100, Dexter wrote: > > Hi, > > i have problem to installl KDE on Debian Etch. I get folloving error: > > -------------------- > > # apt-get update > > Hit ftp://ftp.sk.debian.org testing Release.gpg > > Get:1 http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release.gpg [189B] > > Hit ftp://ftp.sk.debian.org testing Release > > Hit ftp://ftp.sk.debian.org testing/main Packages > > Hit ftp://ftp.sk.debian.org testing/main Sources > > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release > > Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > > Fetched 1B in 0s (1B/s) > > Reading package lists... Done > > # > > # > > # apt-get upgrade > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree... Done > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > # > > # > > # apt-get install kde > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree... Done > > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > > or been moved out of Incoming. > > > > Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that > > the package is simply not installable and a bug report against > > that package should be filed. > > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > kde: Depends: kde-amusements but it is not going to be installed > > Depends: kdeaddons but it is not installable > > E: Broken packages > > # > > ------------------------ > > I wass googling a lot and found people with the same problem, but no > > solution. Do somebody know how to solve this problem? > > Yes. try installing kde-core, then the other bits of kde when you need > them. The meta-packages that give you the kde apps are: > > kde-core, kde-amusements, kdeaddons, kdeadmin, kdeartwork, kdegraphics, > kdemultimedia, kdenetwork, kdepim, kdeutils, kdewebdew > > It should be easy to guess which app is in which meta package. > > > > > Is it a bug? > > Yes and no. the kde package is a metapackage, which means to exists > soley as a package to drag in all the packages you need. That implies > that if one of the packages it depends on breaks, then it doesn't work. > Becuase of this, the kde maintainers only really get it to work when > the rest of kde is fairly solid. Its fine when running sarge, but it is > unlikey ever to work on etch or sid owning to the fuild nature of etch > and sid. The maintainers know about the problem and you shouldn't clog > up the BTS with a report on it. > > Pete > > Dexter > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > I started to install kde-core. Looks like it's working now. Thanks for explanation. Dexter
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