11.10 Evolution launch failure

If you run it from terminal. What is output?

How do I run it from terminal?

David Y

On 15/10/11 14:45, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #174484 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/174484
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> If you run it from terminal. What is output?
>

Type:

evolution

And hit enter

Thanks,
This is what I got:

> david@david-desktop:~$ evolution
> The program 'evolution' is currently not installed. You can install
> it by typing:
> sudo apt-get install evolution
> david@david-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install evolution
> [sudo] password for david:
> 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.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
> The following packages have unmet dependencies.
> evolution : Depends: evolution-common (= 3.2.0-0ubuntu2) but
> 2.32.2-0ubuntu7 is to be installed
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> david@david-desktop:~$

Hope that is helpful.

David Y

On 15/10/11 18:30, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #174484 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/174484
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Type:
>
> evolution
>
> And hit enter
>

Ok and the output of:

lsb_release -a; echo; apt-cache policy evolution

Thanks

This is what I got:

david@david-desktop:~$ lsb_release -a; echo; apt-cache policy evolution
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric

evolution:
   Installed: (none)
   Candidate: 3.2.0-0ubuntu2
   Version table:
      3.2.0-0ubuntu2 0
         500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
      2.32.2-0ubuntu7 0
         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
david@david-desktop:~$

Thanks,

DavidY

On 16/10/11 09:30, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #174484 on evolution in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+question/174484
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Ok and the output of:
>
> lsb_release -a; echo; apt-cache policy evolution
>
> Thanks
>

Looks like a dep issue.I suggest you report a bug

That worked perfectly - thanks for your help!

David Yarwood