Unable to install software

[cressrt]

I'm new to Linux and am struggling at the moment to install anything; trying to install Flash and Wine but the Synaptic Package Manger keeps returning errors when trying to Mark for Installation:-

For Flash-
flashplugin-nonfree:
Depends: flashplugin-installer but it is not going to be installed

For WIne
wine:
Depends: wine1.2 but it is not going to be installed

wine1.2:
Depends: ia32-libs (>=1.6) but it is not installable
Depends: lib32asound2 (>1.0.14) but it is not installable
Depends: libc6-i386 (>=2.6-1) but it is not installable
Depends: lib32nss-mdns (>=0.10-3) but it is not installable
Recommends: ttf-liberation but it is not installable
Recommends: winbind but it is not installable
Recommends: wine1.2-gecko but it is not installable
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer but it is not installable

Am I doing something wrong or what? Help please?

[philinux]

Hi,

Assuming you are connected to the net.

Open a terminal. Applications>accessories>terminal.

Copy and paste this command in and post back with any errors.


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

[cressrt]

It stalled at 57% and then returned the following:

Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/Release.gpg Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/universe/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/Release.gpg Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/universe/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_GB.bz2 Cannot initiate the connection to gb.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2a01:450:10:1::10). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2a01:450:10:1::10 80]

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[warfacegod]

Go to Synaptic. Under Edit, select Fix Broken Packages.

[philinux]

Can you use the internet at all with firefox?

[cressrt]

No apparent problems with Firefox.

Clicked on Fix Broken Packages, it do not appear to do anything

[philinux]

No apparent problems with Firefox.

Clicked on Fix Broken Packages, it do not appear to do anything

Ok

System>Admin>software sources.

Change the server to main. Drop down box "Download From"

Then when prompted click the reload button

[cressrt]

Thanks
That seems to have done it as I am now able to "Mark for Installation", just need to install now.
Should I leave connected to the Main Server or revert to the local one?

[blackened]

The local server is apparently unreachable. You should either stick to the main server, or you could use the "Select Best Server" option from within the software sources dialog.

[philinux]

Thanks
That seems to have done it as I am now able to "Mark for Installation", just need to install now.
Should I leave connected to the Main Server or revert to the local one?

Run this again and see if it goes without error. You can leave it on main.


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

[cressrt]

It gave a couple of errors:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

[warfacegod]

It gave a couple of errors:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

That probably means you still have Synaptic open. Make sure Synaptic, Add/Remove, Ubuntu Software Center, and Upgrade Manager are all closed.

[cressrt]

Thanks to all.

Have re run updates and waited for about 10mins while it plodded through everything. Now to install Flash and Wine.

[cressrt]

Close thread please

[warfacegod]

Then this is solved? If so, then please mark as solved under thread tools and let us what you did.

[Hetor]

Then this is solved? If so, then please mark as solved under thread tools and let us what you did.

Obviously, he just installed wine & flash through the package manager.

[warfacegod]

Obviously, he just installed wine & flash through the package manager.

No, not obviously. cressrt didn't specifically state that Wine and Flash were installed, but that he was going to. Neither was there mention of what actually worked nor has the thread been marked as Solved.

[cressrt]

Sorry,
Rerun updates and was then able to mark the relevant files for installation, then successfully installed WINE and FLASH through Package Manager, again thanks for all the help.