HowTo install KDE 3 into Intrepid (repost)

[dentaku65]

I have not yet tried loading into KDE3/Installing anything in it yet but at the end of installing it I get this message after running sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-kde3

This is on a fresh Ubuntu 8.10 install with nothing else run aside from sudo apt-get update/upgrade

~Jeff

Try

sudo apt-get -f install

then again:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[beastrace91]

Sorry about the delay went out this afternoon... here is the out put from running that command again (sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-kde3):

jeff@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-kde3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
kubuntu-desktop-kde3 is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
kcontrol-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (> 4:3.5.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (< 4:3.5.11) but it is not going to be installed
kdebase-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (>= 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3) but it is not going to be installed
kdm-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (> 4:3.5.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (< 4:3.5.11) but it is not going to be installed
kicker-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (> 4:3.5.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (< 4:3.5.11) but it is not going to be installed
kpersonalizer-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (> 4:3.5.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (< 4:3.5.11) but it is not going to be installed
ksplash-kde3: Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (> 4:3.5.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: kdebase-data-kde3 (< 4:3.5.11) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

What can I do? And for some reason running sudo apt-get -f install kubuntu-desktop-kde3 Yields the same thing.

~Jeff

[beastrace91]

Running sudo apt-get -f install Yields this output:

jeff@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
kdebase-data-kde3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kdebase-data-kde3
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
264 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/9073kB of archives.
After this operation, 13.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
kdebase-data-kde3
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
(Reading database ... 146627 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kdebase-data-kde3 (from .../kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any ideas?

~Jeff

[madscientist159]

Running sudo apt-get -f install Yields this output:



Any ideas?

~Jeff

That's something I have to fix on this end. Don't worry, you won't have to reinstall over such a minor issue.

If you want, try removing kdebase-runtime-data manually, then do the apt-get -f install. In the terminal, that would be:

sudo dpkg -r --force-all kdebase-runtime-data
sudo apt-get -f install

I'll post back when that problem is fixed.

[beastrace91]

Ok so... it says it removes but then forcing the install still throws this error:

jeff@kubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -r --force-all kdebase-runtime-data
(Reading database ...
146626 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kdebase-runtime-data ...
jeff@kubuntu:~$
jeff@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
kdebase-data-kde3 kdebase-runtime-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kdebase-data-kde3 kdebase-runtime-data
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
263 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/12.2MB of archives.
After this operation, 19.2MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
kdebase-data-kde3
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Selecting previously deselected package kdebase-runtime-data.
(Reading database ... 146110 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kdebase-runtime-data (from .../kdebase-runtime-data_4%3a4.1.2-0ubuntu6_all.deb) ...
Unpacking kdebase-data-kde3 (from .../kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I am hoping we can get this resolved in the next day or so I kinda need to install apps and atm this is preventing me from installing wine among other things.

~Jeff

[hikaricore]

Out of curiosity, has anyone else had trouble with kwallet?

[madscientist159]

Ok so... it says it removes but then forcing the install still throws this error:



I am hoping we can get this resolved in the next day or so I kinda need to install apps and atm this is preventing me from installing wine among other things.

~Jeff

I just tried it here on a brand new install with no errors.

Did you update your system before attempting to install kubuntu-desktop-kde3? If you didn't then the older version of kdebase-runtime-data is a problem.

You must update to the latest Kubuntu/Ubuntu/Xubuntu before attempting to install KDE3

For now, to get you around that error, you can do this:

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb

hikaricore,

What's going on with KWallet?

[beastrace91]

For now, to get you around that error, you can do this:

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-data-kde3_4%3a3.5.10-0ubuntu3~intrepid3_all.deb

That command there let it work for me. Just as an FYI though my Ubuntu was fully up to date before I tried installing this. But hey it appears to be working now I will let you know if it gives me any other issues.

~Jeff

[madscientist159]

That command there let it work for me. Just as an FYI though my Ubuntu was fully up to date before I tried installing this. But hey it appears to be working now I will let you know if it gives me any other issues.

~Jeff

OK, glad it is now working! The information you provided me allowed me to notice that my Kubuntu install has a bug in it--the /etc/xdg/menus/kde-information.menu was not properly "owned" by kdebase-runtime-data and therefore did not thrown an error. On your system, it was owned by kdebase-runtime-data and therefore correctly threw an error.

Sorry for all the trouble!

[iX9]

Hi!
What about language packs? Will they work correctly? Or I should install it from hardy repo? Somehow..¿