Unmet dependencies in Ubuntu

Posted on June 13, 2008
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root@lojjik:/home/lojjik# sudo apt-get install xine-ui
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install’ to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
konqueror: Depends: kcontrol (= 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.2) but 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.1 is to be installed
Depends: kfind (= 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.2) but 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu20.1 is to be installed
xine-ui: Depends: libcaca0 (>= 0.99.beta11-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcucul0 (>= 0.99.beta11-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxine1-ffmpeg but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).

I assume you had a working Ubuntu Gnome desktop when you started messing around. (If you did not, you should have gotten that fixed before wading into deeper waters!) If you can recall what you did, try undoing it to get back to a functional system. Then start over, one piece at a time, preferably with synaptic, since it will give you more information before you press enter.

Someone else recommended reinstalling. If you can’t undo that which you did, a reinstall may be the easiest. You should also be going to the ubuntu help forums and using google. This is NOT the place to get detailed instructions on fixing your problem.


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