On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 6:42 PM, David R. Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Alan,
>
> I was somewhat hesitant to rock that boat until I had the chance to back
> everything up before blowing up the box.
>
> Dave
> KU4B
>
>
> On Sat, 2014-08-23 at 18:35 -0500, Allen Minix wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 6:11 PM, David R. Wilson <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >         Hi guys (and gals),
> >
> >         Without upgrading to Ubuntu 14.04.1 I am trying to update
> >         12.04.1
> >         Ubuntu.  I have an error from the package manager:
> >
> >         The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >
> >         libreoffice: Depends: libreoffice-core (=
> >         1:4.3.0-3ubuntu1~precise1) but
> >         1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is installed
> >         libreoffice-base: Depends: libreoffice-base-core (=
> >         1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is
> >         installed
> >                           Depends: libreoffice-base-drivers (=
> >         1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is
> >         installed
> >                           Depends: libreoffice-core (=
> >         1:4.3.0-0ubuntu1~precise1) but 1:4.3.0-3ubuntu2~precise1 is
> >         installed
> >         libreoffice-base-drivers: libreoffice-core:
> >
> >         I have tried
> >         apt-get remove -f libreoffice
> >         and
> >         apt-get install -f
> >         and
> >         apt-get install -f libreoffice
> >
> >
> >         I have also tried fixing packages with Synaptic and all seem
> >         to fail
> >         with unmet dependencies.
> >
> >         Any good ideas?  If I had a big USB drive I would backup the
> >         system and
> >         try the upgrade, but at the moment I don't.
> >
> >         Dave
> >
> >
> > Dave -
> >
> >
> > Have you tried apt-get dselect-upgrade or upgrading through aptitude?
> >  I have had situations like this where either of the two would give
> > some useful info due to slightly different package install/upgrade
> > candidates.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Allen Minix / KM4DCZ
> >
> >
> >
> > Check out my blog! - http://thefatpenguin.blogspot.com
> > --
>

Understood... --dry-run will just print the the proposed changes.  I get a
bit gun shy when I don't have a good backout option as well, so I know
exactly where you're coming from.


-- 
Allen Minix / KM4DCZ

Check out my blog! - http://thefatpenguin.blogspot.com

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