unable to install kubuntu

[idom]

I have 10.04 LTS and I want to try out kde now.

I tried to follow

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kde

and it failed to install kde saying some packages cannot be installed

screen shot is attached.

idom

[LowSky]

okay?

install it from the terminal, if it will not install it will list the packages that are a problem

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

[idom]

okay?

install it from the terminal, if it will not install it will list the packages that are a problem

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

I tried that and it did not work.

it gave following messages.

Thanks for your help

idom

idom-desktop:~> sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
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:
kubuntu-desktop: Depends: ark but it is not going to be installed
Depends: dolphin but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kde-window-manager but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kde-zeroconf but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-workspace-bin but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdemultimedia-kio-plugins but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdepasswd but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdm but it is not going to be installed
Depends: khelpcenter4 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: klipper but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kmix but it is not going to be installed
Depends: konsole but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ksnapshot but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ksysguard but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ksystemlog but it is not going to be installed
Depends: language-selector-qt but it is not going to be installed
Depends: okular but it is not going to be installed
Depends: phonon-backend-xine but it is not going to be installed
Depends: plasma-desktop but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-properties-kde but it is not going to be installed
Depends: systemsettings but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: akregator but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: amarok but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apport-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apturl-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: dragonplayer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: freespacenotifier but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gwenview but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: hpijs-ppds but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: install-package but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: jockey-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: k3b but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kaddressbook but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kamera but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kate but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kbluetooth but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kcalc but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kcm-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kcm-touchpad but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdebase-plasma but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdegraphics-strigi-plugins but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-kresources but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-runtime but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-strigi-plugins but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdepim-wizards but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kdesudo but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kmag but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kmail but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kmousetool but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: knotes but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: konqueror but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: konqueror-nsplugins but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kontact but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kopete but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: korganizer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kpackagekit but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kppp but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: krdc but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: krfb but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ktimetracker but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ktorrent but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kubuntu-firefox-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kubuntu-notification-helper but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kvkbd but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kwalletmanager but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: network-manager-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: okular-extra-backends but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: openoffice.org-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widget-facebook but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widget-kimpanel but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widget-kubuntu-feedback but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widget-message-indicator but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widget-quickaccess but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: plasma-widgets-addons but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: printer-applet but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: quassel but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: system-config-printer-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: usb-creator-kde but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: userconfig but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
idom-desktop:~>

[sam_delta]

Try going into system > administration > software sources, make sure that at least main and universe are checked.

Then in a terminal type the following 2 commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

let us know if the problem persists
sam

[jerrrys]

to the OP

i wonder if a sudo apt-get update and/or changing download source would do anything.

[idom]

I tried and it gave the same error.

it is attached in text file.

idom

Try going into system > administration > software sources, make sure that at least main and universe are checked.

Then in a terminal type the following 2 commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

let us know if the problem persists
sam

[sam_delta]

try updating your system with

sudo apt-get upgrade

, also try

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

try installing kubuntu-desktop after those upgrades

tell us how it goes
sam

[idom]

try updating your system with

sudo apt-get upgrade

, also try

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

try installing kubuntu-desktop after those upgrades

tell us how it goes
sam

Thanks for your help , however it did not help.

sudo] password for idom:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
idom-desktop:~> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

and after that it gave the same error

[idom]

Can anybody check if my sources.list is correct

deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted
deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted

deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe



deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

does kbuntu need some changes in this ?

idom

Thanks for your help , however it did not help.

sudo] password for idom:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
idom-desktop:~> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

and after that it gave the same error

[kyletstrand]

Since the dependencies are not met, you could try to build up from the bare minimum and get to the full desktop. It's a shot in the dark, but it might be worth a shot.

sudo apt-get install kde-core
sudo apt-get install kde
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Try that and see if the errors go away or change. It KDE-core doesn't install, no sense trying the others.