Can't run WINE due to unresolved package dependencies

[bluepop13]

I hope someone can help me here.

I'll give you the information you need as best I can.

I am trying to install wine.

1. Ubuntu software center.
2. type in Wine.
3. Click on the 5th Wine Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (Binary Emulator and Library)
4. Click install and put in the password.
5. An error comes up that says:

"Package Dependencies cannot be resolved

This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between sofware packages which are not allowed to be installed at this time."

6. ...Then, an error comes up that says:

"The application Ubuntu Software Center has experienced an internal error.

There was an error submitting the transaction.

Send an error report to help fix this problem."

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What does this mean and what can I do to fix this?

Thank you for any and all help.

P.S. I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on an HP Laptop.

[fdrake]

open Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine
sudo apt-get install winetricks

if you expirience errors copy and post them here.


google is your best friend: http://www.noobslab.com/2012/06/install-wine-156-in-ubuntu-1204.html

[bluepop13]

This is what I got:

I don't know what this means or what to do from here so, once again, any advice...?


seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
[sudo] password for seel:
sudo: apt-get-repository: command not found
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
Welcome to the Wine Team PPA. Here you can get the latest available Wine betas for every supported version of Ubuntu. This PPA is managed by Scott Ritchie and Maarten Lankhorst.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpagz69h/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpagz69h/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key F9CB8DB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpagz69h/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F9CB8DB0: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Wine Team" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg [316 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe amd64 Packages
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed Release.gpg [933 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release [11.9 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main amd64 Packages
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main amd64 Packages
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Get:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources [2429 B]
Get:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main amd64 Packages [3000 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main amd64 Packages [161 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [1970 B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe amd64 Packages [135 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [7936 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/main amd64 Packages [40.9 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/multiverse amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/universe amd64 Packages [69.0 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/universe Translation-en
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages [1118 B]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe amd64 Packages [6741 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 593 kB in 7s (76.6 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine
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:
wine : Depends: wine1.5 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install winetricks
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
binfmt-support cabextract unrar
Recommended packages:
wine1.5 wine1.4 wine cxoffice5 cxgames5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
binfmt-support cabextract unrar winetricks
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 33 not upgraded.
Need to get 378 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1332 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/universe cabextract amd64 1.4-3 [42.8 kB]
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Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main binfmt-support amd64 2.0.12 [79.6 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/multiverse unrar amd64 1:4.1.4-1 [108 kB]
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seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine
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:
wine : Depends: wine1.5 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[False_Karma]

Well, since it's saying that it depends on wine1.5 but you're not installing it, you should probably try to do that (sudo apt-get install wine1.5).

[fdrake]

there is a package that influences the installation of google earth and wine, which is the cause of many installation failures: ia32-libs-multiarch

My only left suggestion is this:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1966013
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12246372&postcount=7

[dino99]

correct commands are:


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

sudo apt-get install wine1.5

[bluepop13]

False_Karma and dino99, I tried both your ideas and looks like the same thing...

seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5
[sudo] password for seel:
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:
wine1.5 : Depends: wine1.5-i386 (= 1.5.20-0ubuntu2) but it is not installable
Recommends: ttf-droid
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-umefont but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-unfonts-core but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: winbind but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.4
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:
wine1.4 : Depends: wine1.4-i386 (= 1.4.1-0ubuntu1) but it is not installable
Recommends: ttf-droid
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-umefont but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-unfonts-core but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: winbind but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
Welcome to the Wine Team PPA. Here you can get the latest available Wine betas for every supported version of Ubuntu. This PPA is managed by Scott Ritchie and Maarten Lankhorst.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpr8vl1_/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpr8vl1_/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key F9CB8DB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpr8vl1_/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key F9CB8DB0: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Wine Team" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5
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:
wine1.5 : Depends: wine1.5-i386 (= 1.5.20-0ubuntu2) but it is not installable
Recommends: ttf-droid
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-umefont but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ttf-unfonts-core but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: winbind but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[uteck]

Wine seems to have problems installing on 64bit ubuntu systems now. I installed 32bit virsion in a chroot which works okay, but is a bit of a pain to set up.

[fdrake]

check post #33 . install the package and follow the directions the OP did.

[False_Karma]

False_Karma and dino99, I tried both your ideas and looks like the same thing...


It's the same thing indeed. If you're still willing to try, post the output of "sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386" and "sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386:i386" (without the "s). It might be something helpful.

[bluepop13]

False_Karma

In the order you suggested, here's what happened...

seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386
[sudo] password for seel:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine1.5-i386 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'wine1.5-i386' has no installation candidate



seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package wine1.5-i386
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'wine1.5-i386'
seel@ubuntu:~$

[fdrake]

check post #33 . install the package and follow the directions the OP did.
regarding to this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2100827

[bluepop13]

Well, first of all, thanks for all the help.

I actually went ahead and re-installed ubuntu 12.10 figuring it might fix the problem and it didn't.

So I'm going to install 12.04 and see it that works.

Either way, I'm learning as I go.

[bluepop13]

The bad news is, when I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 I had the same problem with Wine. Not only was it not installed but it wouldn't install due to the same problem in 12.10: unmet dependencies and all.

While I still don't know all about what all the lingo means, I did run the following commands, it took a while to finish and now Wine runs just fine including allowing me to use YNAB and Netflix.

The commands I used were:

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get remove wine
sudo dpkg -p Wine
sudo apt-get install wine

These are the commands that worked for me. I hope this may help someone else out if they have similar problems, or should I have the same or similar problems in the future.

I've also learned to keep notes of what I do, how I do it, what happens and all that in Evernote. Very handy indeed!

[gadengo]

Hello everyone,
I have the exact same problem. I am new to computers, and don't really understand any of this. Why doesn't the default Ubuntu software just come out with Wine?

A lot of programs today miss out on Ubuntu, so it would be great if someone could solve this problem quickly please!