installing gnome-shell: some kind of dependencies problem in ubuntu 12.10
When i tried to install gnome shell i got the following error
Package dependencies cannot be resolved
This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
gnome-shell: Depends: libgjs0-
When I tried to install Skype i got the following error
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
skype: Depends: skype-bin but it is a virtual package
Similarly I am not able to install some other softwares in Ubuntu 12.10
How can I fix this problem?
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- Solved by:
- Muhammad Umar Ibrahim
- Solved:
- 2012-10-29
- Last query:
- 2012-10-29
- Last reply:
- 2012-10-29
| N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : | #1 |
Hi ,
what other PPAs have you added ?
Give the results of this command
~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
This seems a problem either from some PPA where messed up your system's packages
or
a problem with proposed-updates.
Do you have proposed-updates enabled ?
How to check.
Give this command in terminal
~$ gksudo software-
at the opened window goto "Updates" section and see if Quantal-proposed are marked. Un-mark (un-tick) the box and run in terminal
~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Then try again to install gnome-shell.
Thanks
umar@hcsc-i3:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
/etc/apt/
1 # See http://
2
3 # newer versions of the distribution.
4 deb http://
5 deb-src http://
6
7 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
8 ## distribution.
9 deb http://
10 deb-src http://
11
12 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
13 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
14 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
15 deb http://
16 deb-src http://
17 deb http://
18 deb-src http://
19
20 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
21 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
22 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
23 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
24 ## security team.
25 deb http://
26 deb-src http://
27 deb http://
28 deb-src http://
29
30 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
31 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
32 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
33 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
34 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
35
36 deb http://
37 deb-src http://
38 deb http://
39 deb-src http://
40 deb http://
41 deb-src http://
42
43 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
44 ## 'partner' repository.
45 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
46 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
47 deb http://
48 # deb-src http://
49
50 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Ubuntu's
51 ## 'extras' repository.
52 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
53 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
54 deb http://
55 # deb-src http://
Under updates tab in software properties only Important security updates and and Recommended updates are checked pre released updates and unsupported updates are not enabled.
| N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : | #3 |
Is this a fresh install of 12.10 , or upgrade release from 12.04 ?
It seems that your sources.list are clear .
Maybe you have to add the unofficial repository of gnome3-team.
You have to know that this repository will update-upgrade essential system packages. If brakes your system then you can remove it with these commands
~$ sudo apt-get install ppa:purge
~$ sudo ppa-purge ppa:gnome3-
~$ sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Now add the repository and try again
~$ sudo add-apt-reposiroty ppa:gnome3-
~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
Thanks
Yea this is a fresh install.
I changed the update server to main server.checked for updates again. it showed some updates to install. after installing all the available updates i am now able to install all softwares of my choise. I guess that problem was due to that update server which was previously selected.
anyways thanks a lot
