Can't install Samba package

Try:
$ sudo apt-get install -f

and:
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a

Angus-

It looks like it will work (in Dapper at least), if you type:

sudo apt-get install samba

If any of these comments has answered your question, please consider closing this request.

Thanks

Jim Jones

Thanks Jim, that's exaclty what I did (and yes, on dapper). It seems that
the problem is that I have the dependancy samba-common already installed and
it's version is 3.0.22-lubuntu3.1. The available version of samba is
3.0.22-lubuntu3. I am scared to downgrade the samba-common package to
lubuntu3 because it appears that there are other packages that depend on it.

Rgds
Angus Peacock

On 10/3/06, Jim Jones <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Support request #1946 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+ticket/1946
>
> Comment:
> Angus-
>
> It looks like it will work (in Dapper at least), if you type:
>
> sudo apt-get install samba
>
> If any of these comments has answered your question, please consider
> closing this request.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim Jones
>

Hi,

Make sure you have the security updates enabled in synaptic (or manually in /etc/apt/sources.list). Then reload the package list (manually: sudo apt-get update). Then install samba as explained above.

If it still fails, please post the first 4 lines of the output of the following commands:
apt-cache showpkg samba
apt-cache showpkg samba-common

And while you are at it, please also list the output of:

apt-cache policy samba
apt-cache policy samba-common

Adriaan

Hi people out there,

I have the same problem that Angus. It seem's that the 'samba-common' package is newer that the one that the 'samba' package wants. In other words, ¿is it safe to uninstall the 3.0.22-1ubuntu-3.1 samba-common? One of its dependencies is ubuntu-desktop and it doesn't look the kind of package you might want to remove from the system.

As suggested by Adriaan, the output of the 'apt-cache' policy and showpkg command is listed below:

elgaelo@elgaelo-laptop:/etc/samba$ apt-cache showpkg samba
Package: samba
Versions:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3(/var/lib/apt/lists/es.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper_main_binary-i386_Packages)

Reverse Depends:
  smbclient,samba 2.999+3.0.alpha21-4
  samba-common,samba 3.0.20b-1
  edubuntu-server,samba
  printbill,samba
  lprfax,samba
  linpopup,samba
  education-main-server,samba
  dpsyco-samba,samba
  debian-edu-config,samba 3.0.0
  winbind,samba 2.2.3-2
  swat,samba 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  smbclient,samba 2.999+3.0.alpha21-4
  samba-dbg,samba 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  samba-common,samba 3.0.20b-1
  libpam-smbpass,samba
  edubuntu-server,samba
  autofs,samba 2.0.6-1
Dependencies:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3 - samba-common (5 3.0.22-1ubuntu3) netbase (0 (null)) logrotate (0 (null)) libacl1 (2 2.2.11-1) libattr1 (2 2.4.4-1) libc6 (2 2.3.4-1) libcomerr2 (2 1.33-3) libcupsys2 (2 1.1.99.rc2) libgnutls12 (2 1.2.5) libkrb53 (2 1.4.2) libldap2 (2 2.1.17-1) libpam0g (2 0.76) libpopt0 (2 1.7) debconf (18 0.5) debconf-2.0 (0 (null)) libpam-runtime (2 0.76-13.1) libpam-modules (0 (null)) lsb-base (2 3.0-6) smbldap-tools (0 (null)) samba-common (1 2.0.5a-2)
Provides:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3 -
Reverse Provides:

elgaelo@elgaelo-laptop:/etc/samba$ apt-cache showpkg samba-common
Package: samba-common
Versions:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1(/var/lib/dpkg/status)
3.0.22-1ubuntu3(/var/lib/apt/lists/es.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_dapper_main_binary-i386_Packages)

Reverse Depends:
  smbclient,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1
  lisa,samba-common
  sork-passwd-h3,samba-common
  sork-passwd,samba-common
  smb4k,samba-common
  lisa,samba-common
  jags,samba-common
  dpsyco-samba,samba-common
  winbind,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  smbfs,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  smbclient,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  samba,samba-common 2.0.5a-2
  samba,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  libpam-smbpass,samba-common 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  gnome-system-tools,samba-common
  dhcp3-client,samba-common 3.0.0beta1-2
  backuppc,samba-common
Dependencies:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1 - libpam-modules (0 (null)) libc6 (2 2.3.4-1) libcomerr2 (2 1.33-3) libkrb53 (2 1.4.2) libldap2 (2 2.1.17-1) libpopt0 (2 1.7) debconf (18 0.5) debconf-2.0 (0 (null)) samba (3 3.0.20b-1)
3.0.22-1ubuntu3 - libpam-modules (0 (null)) libc6 (2 2.3.4-1) libcomerr2 (2 1.33-3) libkrb53 (2 1.4.2) libldap2 (2 2.1.17-1) libpopt0 (2 1.7) debconf (18 0.5) debconf-2.0 (0 (null)) samba (3 3.0.20b-1)
Provides:
3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1 -
3.0.22-1ubuntu3 -
Reverse Provides:

elgaelo@elgaelo-laptop:/etc/samba$ apt-cache policy samba
samba:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 3.0.22-1ubuntu3
  Version table:
     3.0.22-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages

elgaelo@elgaelo-laptop:/etc/samba$ apt-cache policy samba-common
samba-common:
  Installed: 3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1
  Candidate: 3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.22-1ubuntu3.1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.0.22-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages

Regards,
Gaël.

Hi, I got the same problem. My samba-common is higher than requested by samba. I think I can solve it. I'm downloading the samba package now.

Here is how I do it.
It seems like the last time I update, some of the packages hasn't been updated. ie samba-common has been upgraded, but samba hasn't (I havn't installed samba previously).

Here are the steps :
1. From Synaptic Package Manager > Repositories > Ubuntu Software tab. I chose Download from : Main Server (don't know whether this is necessary :D).
 Then go to Updates tab. I chose Important Security Updates and Recommended Updates. Klik Close
2. Klik Reload
3. I exit Synaptic and klik update button from menu panel (the one near date&clock).
4. Update
5. Run Synaptic Package Manager again. Now my samba package has been updated too. And I can install it. This also fix slapd dependency problem, I'm using in Ubuntu 8.04 64 bit. Also other problems like php5-mysql install problem.

In short, I have update my 8.04 previously, but the update server hasn't release all the necessaries. Like the server update samba-common, but hasn't release update for samba. So I have to update again now, after they are all released.

thankyou.