On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:56:24 +0700, Saad M Niamatullah <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am a getdeb.net fan. I generally don't wanna compile things which I >> can >> get there precompiled. A week ago I downloaded pidgin's latest version >> 2.6.3 from there. There was instruction to remove the package pidgin >> before installing this new package. But I accidentally removed the whole >> pidgin. Now the problem I am facing is: >> >> **I've gathered (libpurple0_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb >> pidgin-data_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb >> libpurple-bin_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb pidgin-facebookchat-1.60.deb >> pidgin_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb) files in a folder >> >> **When ever I applied the command "sudo dpkg -i *.deb" in the folder >> it's >> showing: >> >> nirj...@nirjhor-laptop ~/Pidgin $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb >> (Reading database ... 149136 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to replace libpurple0 1:2.6.3-1~getdeb1 (using >> libpurple0_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libpurple0 ... >> Preparing to replace libpurple-bin 1:2.6.3-1~getdeb1 (using >> libpurple-bin_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement libpurple-bin ... >> Selecting previously deselected package pidgin. >> Unpacking pidgin (from pidgin_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_i386.deb) ... >> Preparing to replace pidgin-data 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.4 (using >> pidgin-data_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement pidgin-data ... >> dpkg-deb (subprocess): short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to >> pipe >> in copy) >> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2 >> dpkg: error processing pidgin-data_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb (--install): >> short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during >> `./usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pidgin.mo') >> Preparing to replace pidgin-facebookchat 1.60 (using >> pidgin-facebookchat-1.60.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement pidgin-facebookchat ... >> Setting up libpurple0 (1:2.6.3-1~getdeb1) ... >> >> Setting up libpurple-bin (1:2.6.3-1~getdeb1) ... >> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pidgin: >> pidgin depends on pidgin-data (>= 1:2.6.3); however: >> Version of pidgin-data on system is 1:2.5.5-1ubuntu8.4. >> dpkg: error processing pidgin (--install): >> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured >> Processing triggers for man-db ... >> Setting up pidgin-facebookchat (1.60) ... >> Processing triggers for menu ... >> Processing triggers for libc6 ... >> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> pidgin-data_2.6.3-1~getdeb1_all.deb >> pidgin >> >> >> **I tried to apply "sudo apt-get -f install" but that removes the >> application Pidgin. >> >> What should I do? >> >> >> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >> >> May almighty's blessing always be upon you- >> Md.Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor >> Jaleswaritala,Bogra >> Homepage-Http://nirjhor.wordpress.com >> Mobile number-+8801673911916 >> >> -- >> Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd >> > > 1) Just install the latest pidgin from Synaptic/Add-Remove/apt-get. > This will give you the original pidgin, hopefully. I generally do that but repo includes older version even before 2.6.* series. So that's not an option. > 2) Stop depending on outside sources for your software needs. These > are made by amateurs and may mess up your system. If you really need > some new software, compile it inside your home directory and run from > there. So if you want the newest pidgin, download from their home > page, and use the option --prefix=/home/<your username>, while using > the ./configure command. Thanks for the info. I need a list of dependency though. > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ May almighty's blessing always be upon you- Md.Junayeed Ahnaf Nirjhor Jaleswaritala,Bogra Homepage-Http://nirjhor.wordpress.com Mobile number-+8801673911916 -- Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd
