Synaptic Package Manager reports errors with Mythtv when installing other packages.

[padraig]

Binary package hint: synaptic

Ubuntu 8.10
                - the Intrepid Ibex - released in October 2008

I was trying to install Mythtv, and had problems configuring it. I decided to mark for complete removal. I had problems removing it. I saw messages about "not able to find user mythtv" So I then created a user called Mythtv, added this user to the mythtv group, then I could remove it fine. I tried to install mythtv again, as this mythtv user, but got these errors. I also keep getting these errors when installing any other package from Synaptic Package Manager. It's like it's in a list or database or something. Here is what I get for errors.

padraig@Notlads-Ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up mythtv-common (0.21.0+fixes18722-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing mythtv-common (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-glass-wide:
 mythtv-theme-glass-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-glass-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-osd:
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-iulius-osd:
 mythtv-theme-iulius-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-iulius-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-gray-osd:
 mythtv-theme-gray-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-gray-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-blootube:
 mythtv-theme-blootube depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-blootube (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-iulius:
 mythtv-theme-iulius depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-iulius (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-blootubelite-wide:
 mythtv-theme-blootubelite-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-blootubelite-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-titivillus-osd:
 mythtv-theme-titivillus-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-titivillus-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-blootube-osd:
 mythtv-theme-blootube-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-blootube-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-titivillus:
 mythtv-theme-titivillus depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-titivillus (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem:
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-mythcenter-wide:
 mythtv-theme-mythcenter-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-mythcenter-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-mythcenter:
 mythtv-theme-mythcenter depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-mythcenter (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-retro-osd:
 mythtv-theme-retro-osd depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-retro-osd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-frontend:
 mythtv-frontend depends on mythtv-common (= 0.21.0+fixes18722-0ubuntu1); however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-frontend (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-minimalist-wide:
 mythtv-theme-minimalist-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-minimalist-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-blootube-wide:
 mythtv-theme-blootube-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-blootube-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-retro:
 mythtv-theme-retro depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-retro (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-neon-wide:
 mythtv-theme-neon-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-neon-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide:
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-isthmus:
 mythtv-theme-isthmus depends on mythtv-common; however:
  Package mythtv-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-isthmus (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mythtv-theme-mythbuntu:
 mythtv-theme-mythbuntu depends on mythtv-frontend; however:
  Package mythtv-frontend is not configured yet.
 mythtv-theme-mythbuntu depends on mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem; however:
  Package mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem is not configured yet.
 mythtv-theme-mythbuntu depends on mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide; however:
  Package mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing mythtv-theme-mythbuntu (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mythtv-common
 mythtv-theme-glass-wide
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-osd
 mythtv-theme-iulius-osd
 mythtv-theme-gray-osd
 mythtv-theme-blootube
 mythtv-theme-iulius
 mythtv-theme-blootubelite-wide
 mythtv-theme-titivillus-osd
 mythtv-theme-blootube-osd
 mythtv-theme-titivillus
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem
 mythtv-theme-mythcenter-wide
 mythtv-theme-mythcenter
 mythtv-theme-retro-osd
 mythtv-frontend
 mythtv-theme-minimalist-wide
 mythtv-theme-blootube-wide
 mythtv-theme-retro
 mythtv-theme-neon-wide
 mythtv-theme-projectgrayhem-wide
 mythtv-theme-isthmus
 mythtv-theme-mythbuntu

[padraig (padraignotlad)]

Any ideas at all??

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

This was fixed during jaunty:

mythtv (0.21.0+fixes19136-0ubuntu3) jaunty; urgency=low

  [ Michael Haas ]
  * Drop debian/patches/28_fix_v4l.dpatch because upstream
    fixed this properly in r19250.

  [ Mario Limonciello ]
  * debian/mythtv-database.postinst:
    - Don't reset the backend IPs unless you
      are loading a database
    - Pre-set mythbuntu theme. If mythbuntu theme isn't
      around, G.A.N.T. gets loaded instead, so no expected
      regresssions.
  * debian/mythtv-database.config:
    - Try to get answer from mysql-server config if possible
      this avoids asking admin pass question twice.
    - Check if mysql binary is around before repeatedly
      asking questions.
   - Check if localhost that mysqld is running. If it's
      not, then don't keep asking questions.
    - Pass on failed answer to postinst (don't reset)
  * debian/mythtv-common.config:
    - Display the password that is set, not just "value set"
  * debian/mythtv-common.postinst:
    - Only create a user if it doesn't already exist. (LP: #280974)
  * debian/rules:
    - Unset executable permissions on .sh and .d files in clean
      section. (LP: #311573)
    - Don't restart mythtv-backend on upgrade of packages.
      Unexpected behavior might happen depending on what other packages
      are installed at that time and what will still be installed.
      The common use case for a problem here is dist-upgrades.
      (LP: #298914)
  * Store .sh and .d files as non executable in bzr to better reflect
    flat packaging as seen in the archive.
  * debian/patches/24_fix_h264_frame_counting.dpatch:
    - Remove .orig file from the patch as it's unnecessary (LP: #311549)
  * debian/mythtv-backend.postinst:
    - If we are mounted on NFS, changing permissions will fail. Don't
      fail the postinst in this case. (LP: #299352)

  [ TJ ]
  * debian/rules:
    - Cleanup files that upstream is forgetting to clean between builds.
      (LP: #311552)

 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:28:58 -0600