Need help fixing KDE

Mon, 29 Oct 2001 17:02:19 -0600

After the serious problems of last nights attempts to install KDE2.2 I've now found myself stuck with a broken KDE and no apperent way to fix it? Everything I try insists on removing ALL of KDE! I can't install KDE from unstable due to missing packages, but I can't fix my previous set-up either. apt-get install kde/unstable produces:

progeny:/home/jgay# apt-get install kde/unstable
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Selected version 4:2.2.8 (Debian:unstable) for kde
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
kde: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
Depends: libkmid (>= 4:2.2.1-12) or
libkmid-alsa (>= 4:2.2.1-12) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-audiolibs (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libkdenetwork1 (>= 4:2.2.1-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kate (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: konsole (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kscreensaver (>= 4:2.2.1.0-4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kruler but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdict but it is not going to be installed
Depends: artsbuilder but it is not going to be installed
Depends: noatun but it is not going to be installed
Depends: knewsticker but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ktimer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kcoloredit but it is not going to be installed
kdebase: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
kdebase-libs: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
konqueror: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
libkonq3: Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.1-11) but 4:2.1.2-3 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
progeny:/home/jgay#
As you can see, there are several packages that just won't be installed, and this stops me from installing KDE from unstable at all. I've tried both dselect and apt to try to get back to my original set-up, but the first thing that needs to be removed is kdelibs3 4:2.2.1 and this forces the removal of ALL my current KDE! I don't want to loose everything! But I do want to get KDE back. Gnome is just too awkward for me to use. Does anyone know how I can reverse this without loosing everything? I've even had to resort to using Mozilla for my mail because kmail is broke too.

Cheers,

        John Gay

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