Tyler Strickland wrote:
On 09/15/2005 11:48 PM, Al Byers wrote:
I tried using apt-get to install some packages and ran into dependency
hell. I don't want to continue working with them. How do I get them to
go away? I have tried "clean" and "remove" options, but nothing is
in /var/cache/apt... anyway. Where do these packages come from? Why do
they keep showing up and how can I get rid of them?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives/partial$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libssl-dev: Depends: libssl0.9.7 (= 0.9.7e-3ubuntu0.1) but 0.9.7g-2 is
installed
libssl0.9.7: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13
is installed
ymessenger: Depends: libssl0.9.6 but it is not installable
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
b
The tool to use for low-level package management is dpkg. For
example: 'dpkg -r <packagename>' will remove a package. The man page
also describes other options to force removal even with dependency
issues.
As for the libssl issues, I use debian, not Ubuntu, and I'm not sure
how exactly they differ in repository management. My guess would be
one of:
a) There's some sort of transition going on in the repository
b) You're hooked up to multiple repositories hosting the same
files with different versioning schemes
I'll let the Ubuntu guys on the list give you a better answer for that
question.
--Tyler
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I remember dependency hell. It's a vague and distant, yet unpleasant
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Thank heaven for Gentoo ;)
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