Thanks shrini, I ran the syntax apt-get -f install and it successfully removes the python-gnomeapplet. and I successfully installed fslint. But when I try to install giplet it throws the same error again. Please see the error below
apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: python-gnomeapplet 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 4 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 168 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 147123 files and directories currently installed.) Removing python-gnomeapplet ... # sudo apt-cache search giplet giplet - GNOME IP display applet # sudo apt-get install giplet Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... 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. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: giplet : Depends: python-gnomeapplet but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. " Give me the suggestion to over come the problem. Thanks, V. Karthick On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > " apt-get -f install with no packages fslint > > You have to run as following. > > sudo apt-get -f install > > -- > Regards, > T.Shrinivasan > > > My Life with GNU/Linux : http://goinggnu.wordpress.com > Free/Open Source Jobs : http://fossjobs.in > > Get CollabNet Subversion Edge : http://www.collab.net/svnedge > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Thanks, V. Karthick My Experience shared in : http://vkarthickeyan.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
