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Getting a bit of trouble from apt-get, if I try to install anything I get.

apt-get install libcgi-session-perl
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:
 libc-dev-bin : Depends: libc6 (< 2.14) but 2.15-0ubuntu10 is to be installed
 libc6-dev : Depends: libc6 (= 2.13-0ubuntu13.1) but 2.15-0ubuntu10 is to be installed
 libkrb5-3 : Recommends: krb5-locales but it is not installable
             Breaks: libsmbclient (<= 2:3.6.1-2) but 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.4 is to be installed
 libnih1 : Depends: libc6 (< 2.14) but 2.15-0ubuntu10 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

If I follow that advice it tries to remove most of the install.

apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libjaxp1.3-java libreoffice-l10n-common ttf-dejavu-extra libpthread-stubs0 libqt4-network libqt4-dbus java-common dbconfig-common php5-gd x11proto-kb-dev libmysqlclient16 x11proto-input-dev libqtcore4 libgif4
  tzdata-java libvncserver0 daemon libxau-dev libqt4-xml wwwconfig-common postgresql-client-common php5-mysql libxcb1-dev mysql-common libnss3-1d x11proto-core-dev libmng1 libxdmcp-dev libpthread-stubs0-dev
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libmysqlclient16 libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libsdl1.2debian-alsa mysql-common php5-cgi php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mysql
Suggested packages:
  php-pear php5-suhosin
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  acpi-support acpid aisleriot alsa-base alsa-utils anacron ant ant-optional apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork apache2.2-common apparmor apparmor-utils appmenu-qt apport apport-gtk aptdaemon apturl at at-spi
  avahi-daemon avahi-utils bamfdaemon banshee banshee-extension-soundmenu banshee-extension-ubuntuonemusicstore baobab bluez bluez-alsa bluez-cups bluez-gstreamer brasero brltty brltty-x11 bsd-mailx
  build-essential ca-certificates-java capplets-data checkbox checkbox-gtk compiz compiz-core compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-main compizconfig-backend-gconf computer-janitor computer-janitor-gtk
  console-setup consolekit cron cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-driver-gutenprint cups-ppdc dbus dbus-x11 default-jre default-jre-headless dkms dmsetup drupal6 e2fsprogs eject empathy eog evince evolution
  evolution-data-server evolution-exchange evolution-indicator evolution-plugins evolution-webcal file-roller firefox firefox-globalmenu firefox-gnome-support foo2zjs friendly-recovery ftp g++ g++-4.5 gbrainy
  gconf-defaults-service gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdm gdm-guest-session gedit geoclue geoclue-ubuntu-geoip ghostscript ghostscript-cups ghostscript-x ginn gir1.2-gconf-2.0 gir1.2-panelapplet-3.0 gksu
  gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-bluetooth gnome-codec-install gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-keyring gnome-mahjongg gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-nettool gnome-orca gnome-panel
  gnome-panel-bonobo gnome-panel-data gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-screenshot gnome-search-tool gnome-session gnome-session-bin gnome-session-canberra gnome-settings-daemon gnome-system-log
  gnome-system-monitor gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-user-guide gnome-user-share gnomine gparted grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc gs-cjk-resource
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gucharmap gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse gwibber hostname hplip hplip-cups ibus ibus-pinyin ibus-table icedtea-6-jre-cacao icedtea-6-jre-jamvm icedtea-netx
  ifupdown indicator-applet indicator-applet-appmenu indicator-applet-complete indicator-applet-session indicator-appmenu indicator-datetime indicator-me indicator-session indicator-sound initramfs-tools
  initscripts irqbalance jenkins jockey-common jockey-gtk kbd keyboard-configuration language-selector-gnome lftp libaccess-bridge-java libaccess-bridge-java-jni libapache2-mod-php5 libasound2-plugins libaudio2
  libbamf0 libbonoboui2-0 libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libcamel1.2-19 libcanberra-pulse libcompizconfig0 libcryptui0 libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1 libdbusmenu-qt2
  libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libdevmapper1.02.1 libebackend1.2-0 libebook1.2-10 libecal1.2-8 libedata-book1.2-8 libedata-cal1.2-10 libedataserver1.2-14 libedataserverui1.2-11 libegroupwise1.2-13
  libemail-valid-perl libevdocument3 libevolution libevview3 libgail-gnome-module libgconf2-4 libgconf2.0-cil libgdu0 libgksu2-0 libgnome-desktop-2-17 libgnome-media0 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil
  libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common libgnome2.24-cil libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd4 libgnomeui-0 libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgs9 libgstfarsight0.10-0 libgtkhtml-editor0
  libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgweather-common libgweather1 libice-dev libice6 liblvm2app2.2 libmetacity-private0 libnet-dbus-perl libnih-dbus1 libnih1 libnss-mdns liboobs-1-5 libpanel-applet-3-0 libpanel-applet2-0
  libparse-debcontrol-perl libparted0debian1 libpolkit-gtk-1-0 libpq5 libpulse-browse0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse0 libpurple0 libqt4-opengl libqtgui4 libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc
  libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-emailmerge libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-help-en-gb libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-impress libreoffice-l10n-en-gb
  libreoffice-l10n-en-za libreoffice-math libreoffice-style-human libreoffice-writer librpc-xml-perl libsane libsane-hpaio libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio libsm-dev libsm6 libsmbclient libspectre1
  libstartup-notification0 libstdc++6-4.5-dev libsyncdaemon-1.0-1 libtelepathy-farsight0 libubuntuone-1.0-1 libubuntuone1.0-cil libunique-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwnck22 libwww-perl libx11-dev libxaw7
  libxerces2-java libxklavier16 libxml-parser-perl libxml-twig-perl libxml-xpath-perl libxmu6 libxres1 libxss1 libxt-dev libxt6 libxtst6 libxvmc1 libxxf86dga1 light-themes lintian linux-generic
  linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic linux-image-generic linux-sound-base logrotate media-player-info metacity metacity-common module-init-tools mountall mousetweaks nautilus nautilus-data nautilus-sendto-empathy
  nautilus-share netbase network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome notify-osd ntfs-3g ntpdate onboard openjdk-6-jdk openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib openssh-server parted pcmciautils
  php5-pgsql pitivi plymouth plymouth-label plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text pm-utils pnm2ppa policykit-1 policykit-1-gnome postfix postgresql postgresql-8.4 postgresql-client-8.4
  postgresql-common powermgmt-base ppp pppconfig pppoeconf pptp-linux procps pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils pxljr
  python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon-gtk python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-aptdaemon.gtkwidgets python-cups python-farsight python-gconf python-gnome2 python-papyon python-pyatspi python-smbc python-speechd
  python-ubuntuone-control-panel python-uno python-virtkey python-webkit python-wnck rsyslog samba-common-bin sane-utils screensaver-default-images seahorse sessioninstaller shotwell simple-scan smbclient
  software-center software-properties-gtk speech-dispatcher splix ssh system-config-printer-common system-config-printer-gnome system-config-printer-udev system-tools-backends telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze
  telepathy-salut telnet tomboy totem totem-common totem-mozilla totem-plugins transmission-gtk tsclient ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-sso-client ubuntu-standard
  ubuntu-system-service ubuntu-wallpapers ubuntuone-client ubuntuone-client-gnome ubuntuone-control-panel ubuntuone-control-panel-gtk udev udisks ufw unity unity-place-applications update-manager
  update-notifier upower upstart ureadahead usb-creator-common usb-creator-gtk usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data util-linux vim-gnome vinagre vino virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-dkms virtualbox-ose-qt
  wireless-crda x-ttcidfont-conf x11-apps x11-common x11-session-utils x11-utils x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils xfonts-base xfonts-encodings xfonts-mathml xfonts-scalable xfonts-utils xinit xorg
  xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xserver-common xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-qxl
  xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
  xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xterm
  xtrans-dev xul-ext-ubufox yelp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libsdl1.2debian-alsa php5-cgi
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libmysqlclient16 libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libqtcore4 mysql-common php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mysql
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
  e2fsprogs util-linux (due to e2fsprogs) hostname upstart (due to hostname)
10 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 497 to remove and 45 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 14.3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1,500 MB disk space will be freed.
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I have tried

apt-get update
apt-get clean
sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
sudo dpkg --configure -a

and a few other things but am getting no luck. Any help or insight much appreciated.

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  • Have you tried apt-get -f install?
    – fmanco
    Jul 23, 2012 at 0:54

1 Answer 1

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It looks like you've either:

  • Installed a PPA which has overwritten some standard Ubuntu packages, or
  • Changed your /etc/apt/sources.list to a different version of Ubuntu than you originally intsalled.

In the first case, temporarily remove the PPA.

In the second case, edit /etc/apt/sources.list to reflect the actual version of Ubuntu that you intend to have installed (e.g. lucid or precise etc.).

Then run:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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