Hi list, I am running Debian unstable without x, except that some console apps seem to require some of the x infrastructure. Lately my apt-get upgrade, dist-upgrade, install, and remove all seem to fail because of a package or two that are neither fully installed or removed. I can't seem to find A handle on this problem, and hope someone can suggest how to fix it, or how to get more info about it.
Below are snapshots of two failed apt-get comands. The first is an
apt-get dist-upgrade, issued after a normal apt-get update. The second
is from the apt-get -f install command without specifying any packages.
Snapshot 1: apt-get dist-upgrade
Script started on Wed 14 Jun 2006 04:48:03 AM EDT
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Reading package lists... 100%
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... 0%
Building dependency tree... 0%
Building dependency tree... 50%
Building dependency tree... 50%
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libice6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libsm6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libx11-6: PreDepends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but it is not installed
libx11-data: PreDepends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but it is not installed
libxau6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxaw7: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxdmcp6: Depends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0) but it is not installed
libxext6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxfixes3: PreDepends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but it is not installed
libxft2: PreDepends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but it is not installed
libxi6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxinerama1: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxmu6: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxpm4: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxrandr2: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxt6: PreDepends: x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0) but it is not installed
libxv1: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxvmc1: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxxf86dga1: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
libxxf86vm1: Depends: x11-common but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
Script done on Wed 14 Jun 2006 04:48:04 AM EDT
Snapshot 2: apt-get -f install
Script started on Wed 14 Jun 2006 04:55:13 AM EDT
Reading package lists... 0%
Reading package lists... 100%
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... 0%
Building dependency tree... 0%
Building dependency tree... 50%
Building dependency tree... 50%
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
x11-common
The following NEW packages will be installed:
x11-common
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 23 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/285kB of archives.
After unpacking 598kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Reading package fields... 0%
Reading package fields... Done
Reading package status... 0%
Reading package status... Done
Retrieving bug reports... 0% [0/1]
Retrieving bug reports... 0% [0/1]
Retrieving bug reports... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
x11-common failed to preconfigure, with exit status 1
Setting up debconf (1.5.2) ...
dpkg: error processing debconf (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
debconf
Script done on Wed 14 Jun 2006 04:55:59 AM EDT
Thanks for any suggestions.
Chuck
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