Is stable being chosen instead of unstable? What does apt-cache policy pidgin-data output?
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 14:15 -0400, Ambrose Li wrote: > Package: pidgin > Version: 2.1.1-1 > Severity: normal > > > This is either a packaging error in pidgin, or a bug in apt. > > Summary: apt-get install pidgin causes apt-get to claim that > it requires pidgin-data both >= 2.1.1 and < 2.1.1, which > obviously can't be met; but if you apt-get install pidgin > pidgin-data (i.e., explicitly specify pidgin-data) then it > finds no dependency problem. So there is no actual dependency > problem, but apt-get somehow doesn't "know" that pidgin-data > is a "real" dependency. > > tea:/Downloads/pub/win# LANG=C apt-get install pidgin > 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. > > 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: > pidgin: Depends: pidgin-data (>= 2.1.1) but it is not going to be installed > Depends: pidgin-data (< 2.1.1-z) but it is not going to be installed > Depends: libpurple0 (>= 2.1.1) but it is not going to be installed > E: Broken packages > tea:/Downloads/pub/win# LANG=C apt-get install pidgin pidgin-data > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libhesiod0 libpurple-bin libpurple0 libzephyr3 python-dbus > Suggested packages: > python-dbus-doc > The following NEW packages will be installed: > libhesiod0 libpurple-bin libpurple0 libzephyr3 python-dbus > The following packages will be upgraded: > pidgin pidgin-data > 2 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 276 not upgraded. > Need to get 9471kB of archives. > After unpacking 836kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.2 > Locale: LANG=zh_TW.Big5, LC_CTYPE=zh_TW.Big5 (charmap=BIG5) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages pidgin depends on: > ii libatk1.0-0 1.18.0-2 The ATK accessibility toolkit > ii libavahi-client3 0.6.21-1 Avahi client library > ii libavahi-common3 0.6.21-1 Avahi common library > ii libavahi-glib1 0.6.21-1 Avahi glib integration library > ii libc6 2.6.1-1+b1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii libcairo2 1.4.10-1 The Cairo 2D vector graphics > libra > ii libdbus-1-3 1.1.1-3 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-1 simple interprocess messaging > syst > ii libfontconfig1 2.4.2-1.2 generic font configuration > library > ii libglib2.0-0 2.14.0-2 The GLib library of C routines > ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.14-1 Core GStreamer libraries and > eleme > ii libgtk2.0-0 2.10.13-1 The GTK+ graphical user > interface > ii libgtkspell0 2.0.10-3+b1 a spell-checking addon for GTK's > T > ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library > ii libncursesw5 5.6+20070812-1 Shared libraries for terminal > hand > ii libnspr4-0d 4.6.7-1 NetScape Portable Runtime Library > ii libnss3-0d 3.11.7-1 Network Security Service > libraries > ii libpango1.0-0 1.16.5-1 Layout and rendering of > internatio > ii libperl5.8 5.8.8-7 Shared Perl library > ii libsasl2-2 2.1.22.dfsg1-8 Authentication abstraction > library > ii libsasl2-modules 2.1.22.dfsg1-8 Pluggable Authentication Modules > f > ii libsilc-1.1-2 1.1.2-2 SILC library (silc-toolkit) > ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library > ii libstartup-notification0 0.9-1 library for program launch > feedbac > ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library > ii libxcursor1 1:1.1.9-1 X cursor management library > ii libxext6 1:1.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous extension > librar > ii libxfixes3 1:4.0.3-2 X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' > extensio > ii libxi6 2:1.1.2-1 X11 Input extension library > ii libxinerama1 1:1.0.2-1 X11 Xinerama extension library > ii libxml2 2.6.30.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library > ii libxrandr2 2:1.2.1-1 X11 RandR extension library > ii libxrender1 1:0.9.3-1 X Rendering Extension client > libra > ii libxss1 1:1.1.2-1 X11 Screen Saver extension > library > ii pidgin-data 2.1.1-1 multi-protocol instant messaging > c > ii python 2.4.4-6 An interactive high-level > object-o > > Versions of packages pidgin recommends: > ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.8-1 GStreamer plugins from the > "base" > ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-good 0.10.3-2 GStreamer plugins from the > "good" > pn python-dbus <none> (no description available) > > -- no debconf information > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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