Installation problem

[AADAS]

When i try to install a package i get this error:

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:
 gnustep : Depends: systempreferences.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: gworkspace.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: terminal.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: preview.app but it is not going to be installed or
                    price.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: zipper.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: textedit.app but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: charmap.app but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: gnumail.app but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: talksoup.app but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: viewpdf.app but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: wmaker but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: gnustep-icons but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: gnustep-examples but it is not going to be installed
 nepenthes:i386 : Depends: libadns1:i386 (>= 1.4) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libcap2:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libcurl3-gnutls:i386 (>= 7.16.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libmagic1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libpcap0.8:i386 (>= 0.9.8) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libpcre3:i386 (>= 8.10) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

What to do?

[mr.suchy]

Do u try

 apt-get -f install

?

[jerrrys]

apt-get -f install This command does the same thing as Edit->Fix Broken Packages in Synaptic. Do this if you get complaints about packages with "unmet dependences".

more here on apt-get

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

[AADAS]

root@ip-10-252-62-231:~# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nepenthes:i386 : Depends: libadns1:i386 (>= 1.4) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libcap2:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libcurl3-gnutls:i386 (>= 7.16.2-1) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libmagic1:i386 but it is not installed
                  Depends: libpcap0.8:i386 (>= 0.9.8) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libpcre3:i386 (>= 8.10) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

And what now?

[BrianBlaze]

root@ip-10-252-62-231:~# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nepenthes:i386 : Depends: libadns1:i386 (>= 1.4) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libcap2:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libcurl3-gnutls:i386 (>= 7.16.2-1) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libmagic1:i386 but it is not installed
                  Depends: libpcap0.8:i386 (>= 0.9.8) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libpcre3:i386 (>= 8.10) but it is not installed
                  Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

And what now?

I would apt-get each dependency see what happens?

[jerrrys]

Do you have your "universal sources" enabled?

If you are not sure, please post the the output of:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

[AADAS]

Note, this file is written by cloud-init on first boot of an instance
## modifications made here will not survive a re-bundle.
## if you wish to make changes you can:
## a.) add 'apt_preserve_sources_list: true' to /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
## or do the same in user-data
## b.) add sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
## c.) make changes to template file /etc/cloud/templates/sources.list.tmpl
#

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

[jrog]

These are my "go to" steps if I encounter dependency issues/broken packages, so you might try them.

First, try:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

If that still doesn't fix the issue, try clearing APT's cache, updating your repo data, and then running the above commands again, like so:

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If that doesn't fix it, then answering some of the other things requested of you in this thread may help. For example, can we see your /etc/apt/sources.list file? (EDIT: Sorry, posted at the same time that you posted sources.list above; will check it now, but still try the commands listed here.)

[AADAS]

ubuntu@ip-10-252-62-231:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
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:
nepenthes:i386 : Depends: libadns1:i386 (>= 1.4) but it is not installed
Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
Depends: libcap2:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
Depends: libcurl3-gnutls:i386 (>= 7.16.2-1) but it is not installed
Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
Depends: libmagic1:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libpcap0.8:i386 (>= 0.9.8) but it is not installed
Depends: libpcre3:i386 (>= 8.10) but it is not installed
Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

[jrog]

ubuntu@ip-10-252-62-231:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
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:
nepenthes:i386 : Depends: libadns1:i386 (>= 1.4) but it is not installed
Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.8) but it is not installed
Depends: libcap2:i386 (>= 2.10) but it is not installed
Depends: libcurl3-gnutls:i386 (>= 7.16.2-1) but it is not installed
Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
Depends: libmagic1:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libpcap0.8:i386 (>= 0.9.8) but it is not installed
Depends: libpcre3:i386 (>= 8.10) but it is not installed
Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

You can safely skip that step, then. Try the rest.