flashplugin-nonfree tries to install kde too

[Joel Berger]

Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree

Hi all,
When I tried to install flashplugin-nonfree from a gnome only install (Ubuntu), it tries to install (then uninstall apparently) much of KDE.

See below when I did a simulated install:

sudo apt-get install -s flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libdb4.6++ libktnef1 ksig artsbuilder kleopatra ksvg kdepim-kio-plugins
  atlantikdesigner libkcal2b libqt3-mt-psql libjpeg-progs
  kdeaddons-kfile-plugins kicker-applets kaddressbook libkpimexchange1
  konq-plugins kdepim-kresources kdeaddons-doc-html kworldclock kregexpeditor
  korganizer atlantik akregator ark noatun-plugins libksieve0 kate-plugins
  kdeaddons libkdepim1a noatun knotes libqt3-mt-mysql kaddressbook-plugins
  khelpcenter ttf-xfree86-nonfree kdeartwork-misc xfs libkmime2 libkleopatra1
  libmimelib1c2a libkpimidentities1 kate kmail libkdegames1 libqt3-mt-odbc
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  akregator ark artsbuilder atlantik atlantikdesigner kaddressbook
  kaddressbook-plugins kamera kate kate-plugins kcontrol kdeaddons
  kdeaddons-doc-html kdeaddons-kfile-plugins kdeartwork-misc kdebase-bin
  kdebase-bin-kde3 kdebase-data kdebase-kio-plugins kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a
  kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-kresources kdesktop
  kfind kghostview khelpcenter kicker kicker-applets kleopatra kmail knotes
  konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole korganizer kregexpeditor
  ksig ksvg kworldclock libarts1-akode libarts1c2a libavahi-qt3-1 libdb4.6++
  libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libjpeg-progs libkcal2b libkcddb1 libkdegames1 libkdepim1a
  libkleopatra1 libkmime2 libkonq4 libkpimexchange1 libkpimidentities1
  libksieve0 libktnef1 libmimelib1c2a libqt3-mt libqt3-mt-mysql libqt3-mt-odbc
  libqt3-mt-psql noatun noatun-plugins pinentry-qt pmount ttf-xfree86-nonfree
  xfs
Suggested packages:
  fam xmms-kde libgcj7-awt libjessie-java
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  akregator ark artsbuilder atlantik atlantikdesigner flashplugin-nonfree
  kaddressbook kaddressbook-plugins kamera kate kate-plugins kcontrol
  kdeaddons kdeaddons-doc-html kdeaddons-kfile-plugins kdeartwork-misc
  kdebase-bin kdebase-bin-kde3 kdebase-data kdebase-kio-plugins kdelibs-data
  kdelibs4c2a kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepim-kio-plugins kdepim-kresources
  kdesktop kfind kghostview khelpcenter kicker kicker-applets kleopatra kmail
  knotes konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konsole korganizer
  kregexpeditor ksig ksvg kworldclock libarts1-akode libarts1c2a
  libavahi-qt3-1 libdb4.6++ libdbus-qt-1-1c2 libjpeg-progs libkcal2b libkcddb1
  libkdegames1 libkdepim1a libkleopatra1 libkmime2 libkonq4 libkpimexchange1
  libkpimidentities1 libksieve0 libktnef1 libmimelib1c2a libqt3-mt
  libqt3-mt-mysql libqt3-mt-odbc libqt3-mt-psql noatun noatun-plugins
  pinentry-qt pmount ttf-xfree86-nonfree xfs
0 upgraded, 71 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[Thomas Kluyver (takluyver)]

Hi Joel

Can you try running "sudo apt-get autoremove", and see if the same thing still happens after that? (This will automatically remove any packages that you didn't specifically ask for, and it now thinks are not needed).

If that doesn't solve it, then, if you haven't already, run "sudo apt-get update" to update the package lists, and try again.

If you are still seeing it, then try to use a package manager (synaptic, adept, or aptitude) to determine which package it is that flashplugin-nonfree depends on. There is nothing obvious in its dependencies that should relate to KDE.

[Joel Berger (joel-a-berger)]

Thats the funny thing about it. Those packages are not yet installed. I have updated and autoremoved. This sim shows that it is going to download and configure all of these extra packages and then mark them as not longer needed.

The only thing I am not sure of is if it is the package that has the problem or my computer (this installation of Ubuntu for example - perhaps a bad configurations file).

Is there anything else I can try, or info I can provide?

[Joel Berger (joel-a-berger)]

What command will generate a list of dependencies? I can see a list when I click properties in Synaptic, but I can't post that.

[Joel Berger (joel-a-berger)]

Sorry for so many quick posts. I can say from the synaptic list that konqueror-nsplugins is listed as suggests. Is it possible that somehow I have some setting somewhere set to install all suggests? If so, where is that setting.

Thanks

[Joel Berger (joel-a-berger)]

That was it, sorry to bother people over this, my apt.conf had install suggests set to true. Setting it to false has fixed the problem.
Thanks again

[Thomas Kluyver (takluyver)]

OK, cool, setting to invalid.