Adding Gnome Environment

[Kozar]

Ok, the problem is this:

I am using a more recent version of Linux Mint and I would like to install the Gnome environment into it to give me the option of using the different interfaces of Gnome and Mint.

I have attempted using synaptic package manager and the terminal commands

sudo apt-get install gnome
And each time I am greeted with the error message of

gnome:
Depends: swfdec-mozilla but it is not going to be installed

Requesting assistance comrades.

[ajgreeny]

Ok, the problem is this:

I am using a more recent version of Linux Mint and I would like to install the Gnome environment into it to give me the option of using the different interfaces of Gnome and Mint.

I have attempted using synaptic package manager and the terminal commands

sudo apt-get install gnomeAnd each time I am greeted with the error message of

gnome:
Depends: swfdec-mozilla but it is not going to be installedRequesting assistance comrades.
What do you mean by recent version of Linux Mint? Is it Mint 11? What desktop does it have now; Mint has gnome by default, so you must have chosen another version.

To overcome your problem use synaptic package manager, (install it if necessary) then go to the preferences, and make sure that "Consider recommended packages as dependencies" is not selected. It may mean that the swfdec-mozilla package is not a stopping-block for you, though I have no certainty about this.

[Kozar]

What do you mean by recent version of Linux Mint? Is it Mint 11? What desktop does it have now; Mint has gnome by default, so you must have chosen another version.

I'm using Linux Mint 9, Isadora of the LXDE variety.


To overcome your problem use synaptic package manager, (install it if necessary) then go to the preferences, and make sure that "Consider recommended packages as dependencies" is not selected. It may mean that the swfdec-mozilla package is not a stopping-block for you, though I have no certainty about this.

No dice... I just went and did that and got an identical error message, and then the the whole thing stopped. :<