[Server 12.04] 368 broken packages after a fresh install

[RadomE]

Hello everyone!
I've pasted below my aptitude screen
I've got this situation just after a fresh install of 12.04 (x86_64) server.

What should I do?

Actions  Undo  Package  Resolver  Search  Options  Views  Help
C-T: Menu  ?: Help  q: Quit  u: Update  g: Download/Install/Remove Pkgs
aptitude 0.6.6                                                                                   #Broken: 368 Will use 426 MB of disk space  DL Size: 148 MB
--\ Installed Packages (465)
  --\ admin - Administrative utilities (install software, manage users, etc) (64)
    --\ main - Fully supported Free Software. (63)
iB    acpid                                                                                                                      1:2.0.10-1ubun 1:2.0.10-1ubun
i     adduser                                                                                                                    3.113ubuntu2   3.113ubuntu2
iB    apparmor                                                                                                                   2.7.102-0ubunt 2.7.102-0ubunt
iB    apt                                                                                                                        0.8.16~exp12ub 0.8.16~exp12ub
iB    apt-transport-https                                                                                                        0.8.16~exp12ub 0.8.16~exp12ub
iB    apt-utils                                                                                                                  0.8.16~exp12ub 0.8.16~exp12ub
i A   apt-xapian-index                                                                                                           0.44ubuntu5    0.44ubuntu5
i A   aptitude                                                                                                                   0.6.6-1ubuntu1 0.6.6-1ubuntu1
iB    at                                                                                                                         3.1.13-1ubuntu 3.1.13-1ubuntu
iB    base-files                                                                                                                 6.5ubuntu6     6.5ubuntu6    
iB    base-passwd                                                                                                                3.5.24         3.5.24        
i     command-not-found                                                                                                          0.2.46ubuntu6  0.2.46ubuntu6
iB    command-not-found-data                                                                                                     0.2.46ubuntu6  0.2.46ubuntu6 
iB    cron                                                                                                                       3.0pl1-120ubun 3.0pl1-120ubun
i     debconf                                                                                                                    1.5.42ubuntu1  1.5.42ubuntu1
i     debconf-i18n                                                                                                               1.5.42ubuntu1  1.5.42ubuntu1
iB    dmsetup                                                                                                                    2:1.02.48-4ubu 2:1.02.48-4ubu
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon
Some dependencies of acpid are not satisfied:                                                                                                                ▒
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  * acpid conflicts with acpid:i386                                                                                                                          ▒
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The following packages conflict with acpid:                                                                                                                  ▒
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  * acpid:i386 conflicts with acpid                                                                                                                          ▒
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Unable to resolve dependencies.

[Paddy Landau]

Ubuntu tends to use apt-get rather than aptitude (I realise that there is some overlap).

Try the following commands to repair and update.

sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
sudo dpkg --configure --pending
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[RadomE]

Thank you for your advice Paddy, but it did not work

10:59:17 cuda:~ > sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
11:00:01 cuda:~ > sudo dpkg --configure --pending  
11:00:25 cuda:~ > sudo apt-get update

"" Mirror list ""

11:00:48 cuda:~ > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade        
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Still have 300+ broken packages.

[Paddy Landau]

Still have 300+ broken packages.

Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Your commands ran fine and showed no problem.

What specifically makes you think that you have broken packages?

[RadomE]

Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Your commands ran fine and showed no problem.

What specifically makes you think that you have broken packages?

Look at my first post: the aptitude screen shows a lot of packages marked with "iB" like

iB    acpid

"iB" means Installed with broken dependencies.

In addition aptitude states:

Some dependencies of acpid are not satisfied:                                                                                                                


  * acpid conflicts with acpid:i386

Last:

#Broken: 368 Will use 426 MB of disk space  DL Size: 148 MB
--\ Installed Packages (465)

What have I done wrong?

[IanCBray]

*** UBUNTU-NOOB ALERT ***
Hello, Ev'body...
I'm having some strangeness happen with aptitude too... I guess it's more precise to say I find aptitude strange...
Don't get me wrong-- I'm sure once I get used to it... I'll MUCH prefer apt to source-downloading, compiling, waiting... waiting... grabbing a sandwich... waiting... but for NOW... I'M stuck. Moderators-- please forgive me if I digress, I've read and re-read posts on apt to try to learn the package installer but I can't figure out what -I- have done in order to -undo-.

HW: Dell Inspiron 1100 512MB Ram 20GB HD A32 Bios Updated
( CRAZY--I KNOW )
SERVER 12.04 Installed AND works pretty well!!!
I don't -need- X-windows which is why I chose SERVER
I'm -VERY- vision-impaired and would rather use my cmdline.

I'm trying to get DOSBOX installed on this LT because I need an
OldSchool environment for testing... LONG STORY...

when I do:

sudo apt-get install -f dosbox

I am told I have incomplete dependancies and/or held packages.
Here:
ian@puck:~$ sudo apt-get install -f dosbox
[sudo] password for ian:
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:
dosbox : Depends: libsdl-sound1.2 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
ian@puck:~$

Ok... I'm fine with installing libsdl-sound1.2 but when I try... I get yet MORE depend flags...

ian@puck:~$ sudo apt-get install -f libsdl-sound1.2
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:
libsdl-sound1.2 : Depends: libmikmod2 (>= 3.1.10) but it is not installable
Depends: libsmpeg0 but it is not installable
Depends: libspeex1 (>= 1.1.8) but it is not installable
Depends: libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.1.2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
ian@puck:~$

OK... so I look at HELD pkgs:

ian@puck:~$ sudo aptitude search ~ahold

I have to " >> bigheldpkgs.list " cause I gt 575 lines of pkgs that I don't know what to do with. Did skroo-up the install??

I've tried '--fix-broken install' and 'update' flags and I guess I... no... I know I don't know what to do now. I'm not used to aptitude yet... I'm just used to Old Slackware & Mandrake & Gentoo... This is my first UBUNTU Box... Where do I go? What do I look at? Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
Respecftully, Ian

[Paddy Landau]

*** UBUNTU-NOOB ALERT ***

Ian, you have hijacked someone else's thread. Please start your own.

Look at my first post...

Well, Radom, I am not an expert; but I see that the commands I gave you finished fine. So, as far as I can tell, there is no problem.

Are you experiencing any problems that made you refer to aptitude? If so, please let me know, so I can understand better. If not, then frankly I wouldn't worry about it.

[RadomE]

Well, Radom, I am not an expert; but I see that the commands I gave you finished fine. So, as far as I can tell, there is no problem.

Are you experiencing any problems that made you refer to aptitude? If so, please let me know, so I can understand better. If not, then frankly I wouldn't worry about it.

Well, in fact I'm not experiencing any problem so far.
Ok then, if something strange will happen I'll report it.
Thank you very much!

[Paddy Landau]

I'm not experiencing any problem so far.

Excellent. Please mark the thread as solved.

I just had a thought: how did you get the Aptitude screen in your first post? Let me know, and I'll try it on my machine to see what happens.

[LHammonds]

how did you get the Aptitude screen in your first post? Let me know, and I'll try it on my machine to see what happens.

Simply type "aptitude" and it will bring up an ASCII menu that you can navigate.

My servers look just like his screen except without the "B"

LHammonds