#660817 - apt: Got "The following packages have unmet dependencies" error when trying to remove packages

Debian Bug report logs - #660817
apt: Got "The following packages have unmet dependencies" error when trying to remove packages

Reported by: Faheem Mitha <[email protected]>

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version apt/0.8.10.3+squeeze1

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Report forwarded to [email protected], APT Development Team <[email protected]>:
Bug#660817; Package apt. (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Faheem Mitha <[email protected]>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to APT Development Team <[email protected]>. (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Package: apt Version: 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 Severity: normal I get orwell:/home/faheem# apt-get purge libboost-date-time1.42-dev libboost-date-time1.42.0 libboost-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-filesystem1.42-dev libboost-filesystem1.42.0 libboost-iostreams1.42.0 libboost-program-options1.42.0 libboost-python-dev libboost-python1.42-dev libboost-python1.42.0 libboost-regex1.42.0 libboost-serialization1.42-dev libboost-serialization1.42.0 libboost-signals1.42.0 libboost-system-dev libboost-system1.42-dev libboost-system1.42.0 libboost-thread-dev libboost-thread1.42-dev libboost-thread1.42.0 libboost1.42-dev libboost1.42-doc 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: kdebase-workspace-bin : Depends: plasma-desktop (= 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1) but it is not going to be installed or plasma-netbook (= 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: plasma-scriptengines but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages Ok, so my boost packages all look normal. Also kdebase-workspace-bin. orwell:/home/faheem# dpkg -l kdebase-workspace-bin ||/ Name Version Description +++-==================================-==================================-==================================================================================== ii kdebase-workspace-bin 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1 core binaries for the KDE Plasma Workspace orwell:/home/faheem# dpkg -l | grep boost ii libboost-date-time1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 set of date-time libraries based on generic programming concepts ii libboost-date-time1.42.0 1.42.0-4 set of date-time libraries based on generic programming concepts ii libboost-dev 1.42.0.1 Boost C++ Libraries development files (default version) ii libboost-filesystem-dev 1.42.0.1 filesystem operations in C++ (default version) ii libboost-filesystem1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 filesystem operations (portable paths, iteration over directories, etc) in C++ ii libboost-filesystem1.42.0 1.42.0-4 filesystem operations (portable paths, iteration over directories, etc) in C++ ii libboost-iostreams1.42.0 1.42.0-4 Boost.Iostreams Library ii libboost-program-options1.42.0 1.42.0-4 program options library for C++ ii libboost-python-dev 1.42.0.1 Boost.Python Library development files (default version) ii libboost-python1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 Boost.Python Library development files ii libboost-python1.42.0 1.42.0-4 Boost.Python Library ii libboost-regex1.42.0 1.42.0-4 regular expression library for C++ ii libboost-serialization1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 serialization library for C++ ii libboost-serialization1.42.0 1.42.0-4 serialization library for C++ ii libboost-signals1.42.0 1.42.0-4 managed signals and slots library for C++ ii libboost-system-dev 1.42.0.1 Operating system (e.g. diagnostics support) library (default version) ii libboost-system1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 Operating system (e.g. diagnostics support) library ii libboost-system1.42.0 1.42.0-4 Operating system (e.g. diagnostics support) library ii libboost-thread-dev 1.42.0.1 portable C++ multi-threading (default version) ii libboost-thread1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 portable C++ multi-threading ii libboost-thread1.42.0 1.42.0-4 portable C++ multi-threading ii libboost1.42-dev 1.42.0-4 Boost C++ Libraries development files ii libboost1.42-doc 1.42.0-4 Boost.org libraries documentation Not really sure what is going on here. It is possible that boost is required by something in kde, but the error message is not reasonable. Regards, Faheem -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "1"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Acquire ""; APT::Acquire::Translation "environment"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true"; APT::Cache-Limit "56777216"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/apt"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Invoke ""; DPkg::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; RPM ""; RPM::Pre-Invoke ""; RPM::Pre-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper pre-install; fi"; RPM::Post-Invoke ""; RPM::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/etckeeper ]; then etckeeper post-install; fi"; Unattended-Upgrade ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins ""; Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "${distro_id} stable"; Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "${distro_id} ${distro_codename}-security"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=wheezy Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: origin backports.debian.org Pin-Priority: 50 Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: release a=snapshot.debian.net Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: origin www.debian-multimedia.org Pin-Priority: 1 Package: * Pin: origin deb.grml.org Pin-Priority: 1 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- #deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ sarge main non-free contrib #deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ sarge main non-free contrib #deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ etch main non-free contrib #deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ etch main non-free contrib #deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free #deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free #deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib #deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ lenny main non-free contrib #deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian squeeze-updates main # http.us.debian.org mirror #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib #deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian squeeze-updates main #deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian squeeze-proposed-updates main contrib #deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian squeeze-proposed-updates main contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool linux-2.6 #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool gcc-4.0 #deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool xen-3.0 deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free #deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org unstable main non-free #deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org unstable main non-free deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main #deb http://www.prato.linux.it/~mnencia/debian nvidia/ #deb-src http://www.prato.linux.it/~mnencia/debian nvidia/ #deb http://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/debian squeeze-cran/ #deb http://galen.dulci.org/debian etch main #deb-src http://galen.dulci.org/debian etch main #deb http://people.debian.org/~vdanjean/debian stable main enslyon #deb-src http://people.debian.org/~vdanjean/debian stable main enslyon deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free #deb http://jonas.genannt.name/debian lenny restricted #deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ tl2007/ #deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ context/ #deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ lmodern/ #deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main #deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main #testing/development repository: deb http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main deb-src http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main # Unofficial Maintainers (squeeze/testing releases) #deb http://unofficial.debian-maintainers.org/ squeeze main contrib non-free restricted #deb-src http://unofficial.debian-maintainers.org/ squeeze main contrib non-free restricted deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian squeeze contrib -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.4 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable'), (50, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-vserver-686-bigmem (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2010.08.28 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii libc6 2.11.3-3 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.7-20111231-1 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.7-20111231-1 GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> (no description available) ii aptitude 0.6.3-3.2+squeeze1 terminal-based package manager (te ii bzip2 1.0.5-6+squeeze1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg-dev 1.16.1.1~bpo60+2 Debian package development tools ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in ii python-apt 0.7.100.1+squeeze1 Python interface to libapt-pkg ii wajig 2.0.47 simplified Debian package manageme -- no debconf information

Information forwarded to [email protected], APT Development Team <[email protected]>:
Bug#660817; Package apt. (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:12:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Faheem Mitha <[email protected]>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to APT Development Team <[email protected]>. (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:12:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Ok, so looks like libboost-program-options1.42.0 is causing this. orwell:/home/faheem# apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. orwell:/home/faheem# apt-get purge libboost-program-options1.42.0 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: kdebase-workspace-bin : Depends: plasma-desktop (= 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1) but it is not going to be installed or plasma-netbook (= 4:4.4.5-7+squeeze1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: plasma-scriptengines but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages

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Debian Bug report logs - #660817 apt: Got "The following packages have unmet dependencies" error when trying to remove packages

Debian Bug report logs - #660817
apt: Got "The following packages have unmet dependencies" error when trying to remove packages