Quite a while ago I noticed aptitude as apposed to dpkg seemed able to handle things more gracefully. Aptitude can do some command line stuff too.
Am I the only one who noticed this? And would it help in this case? Mel On Wed, 2011-11-23 at 09:43 -0700, Royce Souther wrote: > Did you change your repositories? These new dependancy problems just > showed up after you tried to do an update? Is that an "apt-get update" > > Can you run > sudo su > dpkg-query -l | grep -v ^ii > > and look for broken packages? > > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:51 AM, Ralph Boland <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Also LPD should be CUPS. Look for them in the upstart > directory > > ls -l /etc/init/ | grep -E "lpd|cups" > This command returns cups.conf > cups.conf has several matches for cups but none for lpd. > cops.conf contains a number of commands but they do not > look has if they have been run. > > ======================== > > > Are you using Ubuntu? > Yes, Ubuntu 11.04 (it was is in the first post; > perhaps you missed it). > > > They did a crap job converting only some services to > > upstart and breaking everything with their half-ass > transition. I had the > > same problem trying to get NFS to run. The upstart script > for portmap did > > not exist and the /etc/init.d script refused to let me run > it because it > > wanted me to use the upstart script. > > > If the lpd will not restart, stop or what ever because > upstart us F*ed-UP > > then you can edit the postrm & prerm file to comment out > that line with a # > > symbol at the start > > # /etc/init.d/lpd restart > > Then try to run "sudo dpkg -P dcp7065dnlpr" > > Nope. When it run the command I still get: > dpkg: error processing dcp7065dnlpr (--purge): > Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should > reinstall it before attempting a removal. > > Errors were encountered while processing: > dcp7065dnlpr > > > Nevertheless, after a number of trials and tribulations I > managed to get purge > to work. Also, the files are removed from > /var/lib/dpkg/info. > > > You should also try to run > > sudo service lpd restart > > and see if the service command is able to find the script > properly. I don't > > think it will but it is worth a try. > > You were right; it didn't work. > I got: > Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been > converted to an > Upstart job, you may also use the stop(8) and then start(8) > utilities, > e.g. stop lpd ; start lpd. The restart(8) utility is also > available. > start: Unknown job: lpd > > So now dpkg looks sane but I still can't install my > printer.deb file. > > Also I tried to do an update but it insists it can only be > partial. > I get the following dependency problems: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > > libglib2.0-0: Depends: libffi6 (>= 3.0.4) but 3.0.11~rc1-2 is > to be installed > Depends: libpcre3 (>= 8.10) but 8.12-3ubuntu2 is > to be installed > Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.2) but > 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3ubuntu3 > is to be installed > network-manager: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) but 2.13-20ubuntu5 is > to be installed > Depends: libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2) but > 1.4.14-1ubuntu1 > is to be installed > Depends: libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.88) but 0.94-4 > is to > be installed > Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) but > 2.30.0-0ubuntu4 > is to be installed > Depends: libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 147) but > 1:173-0ubuntu4 > is to be installed > Depends: libnl3 (>= 3.0) but 3.0-1.1ubuntu1 is > to be installed > Depends: libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99) but > 0.102-1 > is to be installed > Depends: upstart-job but it is a virtual > package > Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) but > 4.0-0ubuntu16 is to > be installed > Depends: dbus (>= 1.1.2) but 1.4.14-1ubuntu1 > is to be installed > Depends: isc-dhcp-client (>= 4.1.1-P1-4) but > 4.1.1-P1-17ubuntu10 is to be installed > > I don't know why I am getting these dependency problems now or > see why > they might be related > to my printer problems. > > Despite this the system seems willing to let me do an upgrade > but I am > weary do doing > an upgrade until these issues are resolved. > > I don't understand why Shawn had no problems. He installed my > printer > using Ubuntu > though I don't know which version of Ubuntu he is using. I am > using > Ubuntu 11.04. > Perhaps he is using the 64bit version. > In a posting Shawn indicated he also down loaded the file > cupswrapperDCP7065DN-2.0.4-2.i386.deb. > > I thought you were supposed to use the cups file or the lpr > file, not both. > But it seems that is what Shawn has done. > I have also installed cupswrapperDCP7065DN-2.0.4-2.i386.deb > now but it doesn't affect my problems with lpd. > > Rocky > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > -- > Easy, fast GUI development. > http://PerlQt.wikidot.com > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
