python-kde4 uninstallable (broken deps on python-{qt,sip}4)

[Jon Arnold]

Binary package hint: frescobaldi

In Lucid, when I try to install frescobaldi I get the following output:

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:
  frescobaldi: Depends: python-kde4 (>= 4:4.0.2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

Also,
  python-kde4: Depends: python-qt4 (< 4.7.0-0ubuntu1+~) but 4.7.0-2ubuntu1 is to be installed
               Depends: python-sip4 (< 4.10.0-0ubuntu1+~) but 4.10.0-2ubuntu1 is to be installed

I assume this is part of some transition, but I just wanted to flag this application.

[Luis F. Lopez (luis.lopez)]

This issue breaks kdebase-workspace-data as it depends on python-kde. KDM will complain about kde session not being available.

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

I can confirm this problem - kubuntu-desktop was un-installed during the upgrade, and KDM launches to a black screen with a warning (cannot access file...), although GDM can be started and will launch Gnome without issues.

[Seth Skans (seth-skans)]

Any workarounds? Would like to use my kubuntu desktop again.

[ls (litos)]

Yes, I have this problem when I upgrade to lucid from karmik, python-kde4 is not updated, but I need update this for printer applet because it does not work too

[Michael Schramm (michael-schramm)]

Just updated and it works - but now kdm isn't working (other bug)

[Seth Skans (seth-skans)]

Only affects amd64 as the version in the reps is 4:4.3.95svn1080080-0ubuntu1 while i386 has 4:4.3.98-0ubuntu2 which this issue is fixed in. As a basic workaround I simply got the amd64 package and removed the deps.

[Jon Arnold (jonarnoldsemail)]

Thanks, Jonathan. I can confirm the fix in enabling me to install the frescobaldi package again.

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

I'm not yet seeing the fix in any of the archive.ubuntu.com repositories. Should I point my sources.list file somewhere in particular?

[Alessandro Ghersi (alessandro-ghersi)]

amd64 package is not built yet, maybe you are in 64bit ?

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

Correct - thanks. I'll keep watching for the 64bit version.

[killerbee (eth)]

bug is again on this time for ubuntu 2 ubuntu3 version mismatch....

Again running only on Gnome :O(

[Søren Holm (sgh)]

Please update the packages. plasma-desktop seems to be moved to the plasma-desktop-package which is not installable. ;(

[smithj (smithj)]

This seems to still be an issue, except now the version mismatch is 2 vs 3:

smithj@ubuntu:~$ sudo aptitude install python-kde4
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  python-kde4
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,568kB of archives. After unpacking 21.6MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  python-kde4: Depends: python-qt4 (< 4.7.0-2ubuntu2+~) but 4.7.0-2ubuntu3 is installed.
Unable to resolve dependencies! Giving up...
The following packages are BROKEN:
  python-kde4
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,568kB of archives. After unpacking 21.6MB will be used.
aptitude failed to find a solution to these dependencies. You can solve them yourself by hand or type 'n' to quit.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  python-kde4: Depends: python-qt4 (< 4.7.0-2ubuntu2+~) but 4.7.0-2ubuntu3 is installed.
Resolve these dependencies by hand? [N/+/-/_/:/?]

[smithj (smithj)]

Oh, and I am on 32-bit x86:

smithj@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-13-generic #18-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:24:20 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

[Harald Sitter (apachelogger)]

Should be fixed in kdebindings/python-kde4 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2

[smithj (smithj)]

Verified as fixed.

Thanks a bunch :-D