I have this same issue using Ubuntu 9.10 (32bit). I have the same broken dependency issue when trying to install the icedtea plugin or any openjdk component.
-- icedtea-gcjwebplugin broken dependency on icedtea6-plugin https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284299 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to icedtea-gcjwebplugin in ubuntu. Status in “icedtea-gcjwebplugin” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in icedtea-gcjwebplugin in Ubuntu Intrepid: In Progress Bug description: Binary package hint: icedtea-gcjwebplugin icedtea-gcjwebplugin wont install due to broken dependency on icedtea6-plugin, even if this is already installed. possibly a circular dependency? icedtea-gcjwebplugin depends on icedtea6-plugin but icedtea6-plugin conflicts with and replaces icedtea-gcjwebplugin amd64, synced to intrepid main repository apt-get install icedtea-gcjwebplugin 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. icedtea-gcjwebplugin: Depends: icedtea6-plugin but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages icedtea-gcjwebplugin 1.0-1ubuntu4 icedtea6-plugin 6b12-0ubuntu1 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
