Can't Install Amarok - Help !!!

In a terminal window type

sudo dpkg --configure -a

If that does not rectify it, it is possible through System menu, Administration, Synaptic to fix broken packages.

Or you could uninstall and reinstall.

That is a good answer.

You can do in terminal window:

sudo apt-get install -f --->>> its use for complete and installation. Then make an:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

Look at your sources and change it if the problem appears again. You can change it in synaptic. In synaptic, go to Configuration>Repositories. A window will appear and select "Dowload From" and choose another server to download repositories from it. Then refresh repositories list and make an upgrade.

See you

Hi, Gabriel. Thanks for the reply. Below is a message I got when I tried to install amarok from synaptics. Please, tell me what it means and how to preceed from here, I'd appreciate it:

The following packages have unresolvable dependencies. Make sure that all required depositories are added and enabled in preferences.

amarok:
Depends: amarok-xine but it is not going to be installed or
amarok-engine
Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>=4:3.5.8-1) but 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu2 is to be installed
Depends: libgpod3-nogtk but it is not installable or
libgpod3 but it is not installable
Depends: libmp4v2-0 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libmtp7 but it is not installable
Depends: libpq5 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libruby1.8 (>=1.8.6.111) but 1.8.6.36-1ubuntu3 is to be installed

How do I install all required depositories in preferences? Sorry, but I'm still a bit of a newb.

Open a terminal and please type:

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install amarok

If you are still in error please open your /etc/apt/sources.list type:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

copy and paste the contents here.

Thank you

Hi, Macobra... I did as you asked and I still get the same error messages. Please tell me what's going on because I'm going nuts over this. I really want to install amarok. Below is the contents from my /etc/apt/sources.list. Let me know what should be fixed. Thanks.

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy universe main multiverse restricted #Added by software-properties
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
# deb http://www.virtualbox.org/debian gutsy non-free

Ok.

Now, open your Synaptic and then go to Settings> Repositories
It will open Software sources, it shows the information about where the packaged come from.
Here you will enabled th Following Lines:

Canonical-supported Open Source software (main)
Community-maintained Open Source software (universe)
Propietary drivers for device (restricted)
Software restricted by copyright or legal issues (multiverse)

(if the lines are writed in other way, choose all without Source Code)

After it, you must do:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

Then, if your problem appears again you can change your Source of Repositories in the same window, clicking on :

Download From: Main Window (For example). ---> Click on it and choose another one(I use portugal servers)

Tell me if you got good or bad results.

See you!

Jo jo

I read your lines now and i saw that you have blocked all the repositories. If you do the things that i talk to you in the last message you will get your system up-to-date. Sorry if I answer so late, but i got a xserver-xorg crash cause im in Intrepid (development branch) and I must use for some more hours a live CD :-).

Nice to meet you!

Hi, Gabriel... I completed your instuctions and I get the same error. This is getting so ridiculous that all I can do is laugh.

Can you copy here your /etc/apt/sources.list again???? i wanna see it again, if it change or not.

Another thing!! edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and make change :

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted

To:

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted

Edit it using sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

im reading your sources.list and looking for any problem.

See you

Hi taurus,

In a terminal type the following command:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace the content of the file with the following

------------

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Alpha i386 (20080222)]/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted #Added by software-properties
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security multiverse

------------------

Close and save the file then open synaptic package manager once more.

Go to Settings > Repositories

You will see a section that says "Download from:" open the list and chose other, then click find the best server.

Once this is complete close synaptic and go back to a terminal, execute the following:

sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install amarok

Oops thought you were using hardy, be sure to change anywhere that it says hardy to gutsy before saving the file!

I say something like that in the lasts posts, but yours is more clear : - )

Taurus, the problem was that your /etc/apt/sources.list was reading the cdrom when it trying to get the repositories and, if you dont put it, it make something like an "error" and interrump the installation, without reading the left repositories.

Now you will be able to install amarok.

See you, nice to meet you!

That its a little important jaja cause if you change your repos to gutsy, you could change the entire distribution to gutsy if you make and upgrade of your system.
If it already happen, dont worry, its not a critical error, you can change erasing hardy and writing gutsy.

This is what someone said from another forum. Maybe you can help me determine what is the precise package to install for my distribution (7.10). This is what he said:

"The problem is that you're not trying to install Amarok from the servers of your distribution, but from another server that has another version of KDE.
My advice is to find packages for your distribution. The alternative is to upgrade to the KDE version, but this might be complicated. I am sure there are Amarok packages for your version of Ubuntu."

But if you do the changes that i proposed you will get installed amarok. Try first, if it doesnt work, then we will keep trying to get an answer. :-) Continue with your job, you are doing well

You cannot forget that after any change in /etc/apt/sources.list you must do and update

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -f ( For complete any installation that was interrumpted or install something that is needed).
sudo apt-get dis-upgrade -y ( For make an upgrade of the entire distibution).

See you!

Hi, Steven Rose. I followed your advice and when I tried to install the needed packages through 'sudo apt-get dist-upgrade,' I noticed that it would take 30 minutes to download all these packages. I had to abort the operation. I won't fill up my hard drive with uneeded crap over a program. NO WAY! Is there another way of installing ONLY the needed packages or dependencies?

Also, Gabriel, the comand: 'sudo apt-get dis-upgrade -y' does not work. I get this in terminal:

x@xx:~$ sudo apt-get dis-upgrade -y
E: Invalid operation dis-upgrade

So, what's the next step?

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

HI taurus!

Sorry!! I had an error, cause i wrote "sudo apt-get dis-upgrade -y" in the last message, but it must be:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

If you do it, you can get and upgrade of your system.

See you and sorry!

Hi Gabriel. Thanks for your last reply correcting the command code. However, I don't want to upgrade my entire distribution to 8.04. I want to remain with 7.10.

As a side note, the update manager came up and presented me with 233 updates totaling 267 megabytes. I will NOT download 267 megs just for one little program. Doing so would be foolish. I won't bog down my hard drive with so many uneeded updates. At this point, do you suggest? I appreciate all your replies so far. Let me know, buddy.

Hi!

Im not talking about to upgrade to 7.10 to 8.04. You will do and upgrade into your Gusty. Some packages are "packaged" after the Version, like gutsy, is ready for download.
Some packages that are made for repair a bug or security package appear in this update. Im no talking about to chage your gutsy to Hardy.
However, you can get amarok only doing this:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install amarok

or you already have it installed???

See you

Hi again:

             This is turn into a teaching :). Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and change (if there are) any hardy to gutsy. This is for that you want to make and upgrade (into gutsy) you will not get any package from hardy.

Bye

Hi ...again...:):

One little message. You must close every question message if you got the right answer and you solve your problem. This part of launchpad is for anser to question and solve problem. If you close it, you will telling that this problem have a solution and is not an error of the system.

Tony, thank you so much for your suggestion of Banshee. I've installed it and it looks good! The sound quality is awesome. However, one thing that's keeping me from clicking the 'Solved My Problem" button is that I can hear the songs on my headphones, but I can't hear them on my computer's speakers. Any suggestion for enabling this, buddy?

Tony, I had my speakers on mute. Anyway, thank you so much for the program. I love Banshes.

Gabriel, Steven, and Marcobra, thank you so much for your feedback. Sorry for dragging you guys into hell like this over Amarok.

Thanks Tony Mugan, that solved my question.