cannot install kde in ubuntu 10.4

[Rorschachdigital]

so yea basically i went into terminal and typed "sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"
and it told me that the packages dependencies could not be resolved and installed.

anyone have any advice on how to work around this or what to install to get past this hiccup? thank you kindly

[Nythain]

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/ppa

will add the kubuntu updates ppa, wich should have everything kubuntu-desktop needs to install, and up to date at that

[aysiu]

so yea basically i went into terminal and typed "sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop"
and it told me that the packages dependencies could not be resolved and installed.

anyone have any advice on how to work around this or what to install to get past this hiccup? thank you kindly

Sounds as if you have conflicting repositories.

Can you paste these commands into the terminal and then post the output back here?
sudo apt-get update
cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[Rorschachdigital]

thank you for the responses guys
nythain i did ask you suggested and it told me i still had broken packages and dependencies not met

here are the responses you asked for aysiu


sudo apt-get update
Failed to fetch http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/dists/dapper/non-free/source/Sources.gz Unable to connect to packages.freecontrib.org:http:

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


cat /etc/apt/sources.list
## Add comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted universe multiverse

## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse

## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse

## BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## PLF REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free

[Rorschachdigital]

also when i input
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/ppa

this was my output :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/ppa
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv E4DFEC907DEDA4B8A670E8042836CB0A8AC93F7A
gpg: requesting key 8AC93F7A from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 8AC93F7A: "Launchpad Kubuntu Updates" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: unchanged: 1

[aysiu]

Actually, apart from your down PLF repositories (the freecontrib error), your sources look fine.

If you do have broken ones, maybe this command might help:
sudo apt-get -f install

[Rorschachdigital]

perhaps thats the thing then when i try to install it the coding at the bottom tells me there are broken packages.

[vahrammur]

Hello, I don't have direct connection to Internet, how can I install KDE desktop of ubuntu 10.04 server offline.

[aysiu]

Hello, I don't have direct connection to Internet, how can I install KDE desktop of ubuntu 10.04 server offline.
Get a hold of the Kubuntu Alternate CD, add it as a software source, and then install KDE through the CD.

This will not work with the Kubuntu Desktop CD. You need the Alternate CD.