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upgrade problems after upgrade to 12.04

Asked by Heinvandijk

The problem is that some packages can not be upgraded on this eee-pc. Almost certainly this problem directly started after upgrading to 12.04. Probably there was a problem with conflicting versions of the packages

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
.................
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  abiword cheese cheese-common gnome-desktop-data gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly libeet1
  libelementary-data libflickrnet2.2-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libmjpegtools-1.9 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
  libmono-addins0.2-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil pspp tomboy ttf-unfonts-core ubufox ubuntu-restricted-extras
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.

$ sudo apt-get remove abiword*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'abiword-gnome' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'abiword-common' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'abiword' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'abiword-plugin-mathview' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'libabiword-2.8' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'libabiword-2.9' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'abiword-plugin-grammar' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'libabiword-2.8-dev' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'libabiword-2.9-dev' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'python-abiword' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'abiword-dbg' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'python2.7-abiword' for regex 'abiword*'
Note, selecting 'python-abiword' instead of 'python2.7-abiword'
Package abiword-dbg is not installed, so not removed
Package abiword-plugin-grammar is not installed, so not removed
Package abiword-plugin-mathview is not installed, so not removed
Package libabiword-2.9 is not installed, so not removed
Package libabiword-2.9-dev is not installed, so not removed
Package python-abiword is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libgoffice-0.8-8-common libots0 libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libpsiconv6 libgoffice-0.8-8
  link-grammar-dictionaries-en libaiksaurus-1.2-data libwv-1.2-3 liblink-grammar4
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  abiword abiword-common libabiword-2.8
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
After this operation, 20,0 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 220567 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing abiword ...
Removing abiword-common ...
Removing libabiword-2.8 ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

~$ sudo apt-cache show -n abiwor*|grep -B 2 -A 6 Status:

Package: abiword
Status: deinstall ok config-files
Priority: optional
Section: editors
Installed-Size: 4380
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Version: 2.8.2-2ubuntu1.1
--

Package: libabiword-2.8
Status: deinstall ok config-files
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 6524
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Source: abiword

Again: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  cheese cheese-common gnome-desktop-data gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly libeet1
  libelementary-data libflickrnet2.2-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libmjpegtools-1.9 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
  libmono-addins0.2-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil pspp tomboy ttf-unfonts-core ubufox ubuntu-restricted-extras
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall cheese cheese-common gnome-desktop-data gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly libeet1
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:
 libeet1 : Depends: libeina1 (>= 1.0.0~beta) but it is not going to be installed
~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libelementary-data libflickrnet2.2-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libmjpegtools-1.9 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil pspp tomboy ttf-unfonts-core ubufox ubuntu-restricted-extras
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libgoffice-0.8-8-common libots0 libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libplot2c2 libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libpsiconv6
  libgoffice-0.8-8 link-grammar-dictionaries-en libaiksaurus-1.2-data libwv-1.2-3 liblink-grammar4
  libquicktime1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  fonts-unfonts-core freepats gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad libappindicator0.1-cil
  libass4 libavcodec-extra-53 libavutil-extra-51 libcdaudio1 libcelt0-0 libdbus-glib1.0-cil libdbus1.0-cil
  libdc1394-22 libdca0 libdirectfb-1.2-9 libenca0 libfftw3-3 libflite1 libgdict-common libgme0 libgmime2.6-cil
  libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-0 libkate1 libmimic0 libmms0 libmodplug1 libmono-data-tds4.0-cil
  libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil
  libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-transactions4.0-cil
  libmono-system-web-applicationservices4.0-cil libmono-system-web-services4.0-cil libmono-system-web4.0-cil
  libmono-web4.0-cil libmpcdec6 libofa0 libopenspc0 libpq5 libquicktime2 libslv2-9 libsoundtouch0 libspandsp2
  libswscale2 libva1 libvo-aacenc0 libvo-amrwbenc0 libvpx1 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 libx264-120
  libzbar0 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 ubuntu-restricted-addons xul-ext-ubufox
Suggested packages:
  frei0r-plugins libfaad0 libfftw3-dev slv2-jack tasque
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libelementary-svn-05 netbook-launcher-efl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fonts-unfonts-core freepats gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad libappindicator0.1-cil
  libass4 libavcodec-extra-53 libavutil-extra-51 libcdaudio1 libcelt0-0 libdbus-glib1.0-cil libdbus1.0-cil
  libdc1394-22 libdca0 libdirectfb-1.2-9 libenca0 libfftw3-3 libflite1 libgdict-common libgme0 libgmime2.6-cil
  libgstreamer-plugins-bad0.10-0 libkate1 libmimic0 libmms0 libmodplug1 libmono-data-tds4.0-cil
  libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil
  libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-transactions4.0-cil
  libmono-system-web-applicationservices4.0-cil libmono-system-web-services4.0-cil libmono-system-web4.0-cil
  libmono-web4.0-cil libmpcdec6 libofa0 libopenspc0 libpq5 libquicktime2 libslv2-9 libsoundtouch0 libspandsp2
  libswscale2 libva1 libvo-aacenc0 libvo-amrwbenc0 libvpx1 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 libx264-120
  libzbar0 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 ubuntu-restricted-addons xul-ext-ubufox
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libelementary-data libflickrnet2.2-cil libgdict-1.0-6 libmjpegtools-1.9 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
  libmono-addins0.2-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil pspp tomboy ttf-unfonts-core ubufox ubuntu-restricted-extras
12 upgraded, 59 newly installed, 2 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/89,1 MB of archives.
After this operation, 123 MB of additional disk space will be used.
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I found this tricky so I stopped.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

Please post full Terminal output here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/212965

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Best N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#2

Try these commands

~$ sudo apt-get update

~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

the dist-upgrade switch will handle the dependencies problem.

Thanks

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#3

After sudo apt-get dist-upgrade (twice)
and
 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
got:
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-it
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  libeet1
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.

So only one problem left

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#4

Note the information given above:
After: sudo apt-get install --reinstall cheese cheese-common gnome-desktop-data gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly libeet1
....
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:
 libeet1 : Depends: libeina1 (>= 1.0.0~beta) but it is not going to be installed

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

If packages are kept back then attemptinig to reinstall them won't work. Do you even know what 'kept back' means and implys?

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#6

This file "libeet1" is from E17 environment , correct ?

and this library "libeina1" is also from E17 environment. So think if you added an external PPA and have updated these packages and now you have removed this PPA and these packages cannot installed anymore.

Another thing you can try is this .

~$ wget "http://ubuntuone.com/16urbk8yYDSe1SDhIM18sa" -O ~/fixpackage

~$ chmod +x fixpackage

~$ sudo ./fixpackage

and see if your problem solved.

If you want to see what commands will be executed with this fixpackage script , then you can open it with

~$ gedit fixpackage

Thanks

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#7

The message

"The following packages have been kept back: libeet1"

is NOT an issue, but just some information.

It is NOT a problem....

Anyway, you can still try this:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude full-upgrade

But I would not waste time on this, if I were you.

The message about libeet1 will not prevent installing or upgrading other packages.

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#8

Libeet1 seems from E17:
 sudo apt-cache rdepends libeet1
libeet1
Reverse Depends:
  libqedje0a
  libevas1
  libelementary-svn-09
  libeina1
  libefreet1
  libeet-dev
  libeet-dbg
  libeet-bin
  libedje1
  libedje-bin
  enna
  e17

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), libeina1 (>= 1.0.0~beta), libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.5), libgnutls26 (>= 2.12.6.1-0), libjpeg8 (>= 8c), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)

Seems not to be a ppa-problem.
Filename: pool/universe/e/eet/libeet1_1.4.0-2.1build1_i386.deb

Want to solve this problem because owner lives abroad and has no experience with CLI/
Will try one of the suggestions given above or apt-get install libeet1=1.2.2+svn41533-maemo1
(see http://talk.maemo.org/archive/index.php/t-69257.html)
ANy suggestions?

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#9

Have you tried the fixpackage script from answer #6 ?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#10

Have you tried the commands from answer #7 ???

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#11

One final suggestion is this:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/601/the-following-packages-have-been-kept-back-why-and-how-do-i-solve-it

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#12

Considering that now only one package (libeet1) can NOT be upgraded and that the owner is taking her netbook back abroad, so I have little time, and that
aptitude full-upgrade (see answer 7), .."Like safe-upgrade, will attempt to upgrade packages, but it is more aggressive about solving dependency problems: it will install and remove packages until all dependencies are satisfied. Because of the nature of this command, it is possible that it will do undesirable things, and so you should be careful when using it."
and fixpackag ( answer 6)
(#!/bin/bash
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade)
       both seem to risky. I will try to solve the problem later.By your help I know now what the problem is and which solutions are available
Thanks for your help.
Hein

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#13

Thanks NikTh, that solved my question.

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Heinvandijk (dijkvan) said : 		#14

Forgot to mention that answer 1:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure
is simular to fixpackage ( answer 6) except that more commands are executed.

Answer 11 might also be considered.