Update problem

**Bashing-om** · August 20th, 2013

@ Shobuz99;

gnome-terminal-data
Depends: gconf2

does not seem to help us much in finding out why "gnome-terminal-data" does not want to install ... but let's look at the state anyway:

Code:

apt-cache policy gconf2
dpkg -l gconf2

There is a reason ... I just do not see it at this time !. Are we to the point to try and (un-)install it --see what errors we get (??) and then try and (re-)install "gnome-terminal-data 2.30.2-0ubuntu1" // Is my syntax invalid; if we attempt to install as " gnome-terminal-data-2.30.20ubuntu1" ???
(note the added dash preceding the 2 in the version ...maybe I best do some home work ...grasping at straws for howcome why !

@ bapoumba ;
as Shobuz99 has related;
We had that "`openjdk-6-jre-headless'" snake stomped out at one point .. do not know why it has come back to bite us ! As well as "`icedtea-6-jre-cacao'" ..

off to do homework !

**Shobuz99** · August 21st, 2013

Originally Posted by Bashing-om

@ Shobuz99;

does not seem to help us much in finding out why "gnome-terminal-data" does not want to install ... but let's look at the state anyway:

Code:

apt-cache policy gconf2
dpkg -l gconf2

There is a reason ... I just do not see it at this time !. Are we to the point to try and (un-)install it --see what errors we get (??) and then try and (re-)install "gnome-terminal-data 2.30.2-0ubuntu1" // Is my syntax invalid; if we attempt to install as " gnome-terminal-data-2.30.20ubuntu1" ???
(note the added dash preceding the 2 in the version ...maybe I best do some home work ...grasping at straws for howcome why !

@ bapoumba ;
as Shobuz99 has related;
We had that "`openjdk-6-jre-headless'" snake stomped out at one point .. do not know why it has come back to bite us ! As well as "`icedtea-6-jre-cacao'" ..

off to do homework !

ok this baffles me!

Code:

rick@rick-desktop:~$ apt-cache policy gconf2
gconf2:
  Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
rick@rick-desktop:~$ dpkg -l gconf2
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii  gconf2         2.28.1-0ubuntu GNOME configuration database system (support
rick@rick-desktop:~$

How can "Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1" also be a "Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu1" for installation???

I'm really starting to slam my head against the wall

shobuz99

**Bashing-om** · August 21st, 2013

Shobuz99; Me Too ! ..only because of my own ineptitude (fixable !)

The outputs for "gconf2" ..merely says that the latest versions available are installed ...that means to me that as a dependency for "gnome-terminal-data" this is not an issue. It is there and good .. "gnome-terminal-data" by golly should install !

I am presently attempting to VERIFY that the syntax-version I directed you to use to install is correct. I have some small amount of reservation that the "=" character vice "_" may should be used (??) but do not know where I get that assumption from ---Too many operating systems' syntax under my belt ???. I have got to verify that the directive to the operating system for the installation of "gnome-terminal-data_<version>" is correct !

To move things along ... I see no harm in purging/reinstalling:

Code:

sudo apt-get purge gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data

and see what the package manager has to say about that !

when stuck, right wrong or otherwise - do something !

**Shobuz99** · August 21st, 2013

Originally Posted by Bashing-om

Shobuz99; Me Too ! ..only because of my own ineptitude (fixable !)

The outputs for "gconf2" ..merely says that the latest versions available are installed ...that means to me that as a dependency for "gnome-terminal-data" this is not an issue. It is there and good .. "gnome-terminal-data" by golly should install !

I am presently attempting to VERIFY that the syntax-version I directed you to use to install is correct. I have some small amount of reservation that the "=" character vice "_" may should be used (??) but do not know where I get that assumption from ---Too many operating systems' syntax under my belt ???. I have got to verify that the directive to the operating system for the installation of "gnome-terminal-data_<version>" is correct !

To move things along ... I see no harm in purging/reinstalling:

Code:

sudo apt-get purge gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data

and see what the package manager has to say about that !

when stuck, right wrong or otherwise - do something !

Hmm.. This looks to me like an exercise in futility:

Code:

rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get purge gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data
[sudo] password for rick: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package gnome-terminal-data is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libgnomevfs2-common: Depends: gnome-mime-data but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/universe Packages
Reading package lists... Done
rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gnome-terminal is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libgnomevfs2-common: Depends: gnome-mime-data but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
rick@rick-desktop:~$

Shobuz99

**Bashing-om** · August 21st, 2013

Shobuz99;
Surprise surprise !

What results :

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-mime-data

are we there yet

**bapoumba** · August 21st, 2013

Originally Posted by Bashing-om

are we there yet

Bashing-om, just to say I just love your little words at the end of your posts

**Bashing-om** · August 21st, 2013

off topic ::

@ bapoumba... Thanks;
Appreciate that you notice.

Well, my "quips" like this: My communications skills reek .. even after all these years of working on them. These little quips I started using many many years ago as a means to relate better, what I can not find the words for concisely ! Lots of emotion in only a few words. Works well with my concept of the "KISS" principal !

Wait for what I have in mind for the closure of this thread !

always, reduce to simplest terms

**Shobuz99** · August 21st, 2013

Originally Posted by Bashing-om

Shobuz99;
Surprise surprise !

What results :

Code:

sudo apt-get install gnome-mime-data

are we there yet

Results:

Code:

 rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-mime-data
[sudo] password for rick: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  gnome-terminal: Depends: gnome-terminal-data (>= 2.30) but it is not going to be installed
                  Depends: gnome-terminal-data (< 2.31) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
rick@rick-desktop:~$

This is deja vu all over again... I'm beginning to get dizzy going in these circles.
I recall trying this command about 2 pages back...

....so where are we now?

shobuz99

**Bashing-om** · August 21st, 2013

Shobuz99; n Hi !

Yeah ! at least that far back ... I admit there are lots of things I do not understand about the circle jerk. It does have my full attention.
I am back to;
A bad /archive/ listing ?

Code:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-terminal-data
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall --no-install-recommends gnome-terminal-data

If that runs with no errors .. then we look at those dependencies !

The buck stops here ?

**Shobuz99** · August 21st, 2013

Originally Posted by Bashing-om

Shobuz99; n Hi !

Yeah ! at least that far back ... I admit there are lots of things I do not understand about the circle jerk. It does have my full attention.
I am back to;
A bad /archive/ listing ?

Code:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-terminal-data
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall --no-install-recommends gnome-terminal-data

If that runs with no errors .. then we look at those dependencies !

The buck stops here ?

Code:

 rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-terminal-data
[sudo] password for rick: 
rm: cannot remove `/var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-terminal-data': No such file or directory
rick@rick-desktop:~$

I probably should have stopped there, but I kept going:

Code:

 rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release.gpg
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-backports/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/restricted Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/main Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/multiverse Packages
Hit http://old-releases.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/universe Packages
Reading package lists... Done
rick@rick-desktop:~$

Well, that went as expected. Why not continue, eh?

Code:

rick@rick-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall --no-install-recommends gnome-terminal-data
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libgnomevfs2-common: Depends: gnome-mime-data but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
rick@rick-desktop:~$

And here we are, back at square 1 or somewhere...
Sorry. I'm getting very tired. It's been 3 weeks now, that we've been going back and forth.
I'm wearing down. Especially, when my laptop that runs 10.04 LTS 32-bit has not made a noise about anything.
It's true that I never installed Netflix or Wine-Compholio on my laptop...
but the Update Manager on my laptop has stopped notifying me of updates; which is what it SHOULD do if the OS is at EOL.

I took a look at Synaptic and viewed the "2 broken pkgs" under the "broken dependencies" section.
Two were listed:
libgnomevfs2-common 1:2.24.2-1ubuntu2 (lucid)
gnome-terminal 2.30.2-0ubuntu1 (lucid updates)
2.29.6-0ubuntu5 (lucid

I've attached an image for the libgnomevfs2-common and for gnome-terminal.

I see there are "conflicts" in the libgnomevfs2-common dependencies list.
Is this our problem??

Also, would "forcing" an install through synaptic cause further troubles?

Just asking...

shobuz99