As you requested i will respond on success, i havnt attempted synaptic but heres what happened using your steps...
si...@simon-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a [sudo] password for simon: Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for simon: dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:221: process_queue: Assertion `dependtry <= 4' failed. Aborted si...@simon-desktop:~$ wget https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Emvo/+archive/ppa/+files/dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb --2009-02-06 21:05:49-- https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Emvo/+archive/ppa/+files/dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb Resolving edge.launchpad.net... 91.189.90.244 Connecting to edge.launchpad.net|91.189.90.244|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily Location: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21974284/dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb [following] --2009-02-06 21:05:50-- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21974284/dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb Resolving launchpadlibrarian.net... 91.189.90.235 Connecting to launchpadlibrarian.net|91.189.90.235|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2230682 (2.1M) [application/x-debian-package] Saving to: `dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb' 100%[======================================>] 2,230,682 693K/s in 3.1s 2009-02-06 21:05:53 (693 KB/s) - `dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb' saved [2230682/2230682] si...@simon-desktop:~$ dpkg -i dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege si...@simon-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb (Reading database ... 213117 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace dpkg 1.14.20ubuntu6 (using dpkg_1.14.20ubuntu6.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement dpkg ... Setting up dpkg (1.14.20ubuntu6.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... si...@simon-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up libxine1-misc-plugins (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1-ffmpeg (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1-gnome (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1-console (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1-plugins (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1-x (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up libxine1 (1.1.15-0ubuntu3.1intrepid1) ... Setting up gxine (0.5.903-2ubuntu2) ... Updated the MIME types in gxine's menu file. Processing triggers for menu ... si...@simon-desktop:~$ -- package libgtk2.0-dev 2.14.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: paketet libgtk2.0-dev är inte redo för att konfigureras https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/323073 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs