Can not install the fpit input driver for xorg maverick. Package conflict.

[nephi513]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-fpit

after running sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-fpit I get the output.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 xserver-xorg-input-fpit : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.99.901) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

I have a gateway Tablet pc, that use the finepoint pen input. I have been able to install before on Ubuntu 9.04. This does not work for the beta release of 10.10

Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
Release: 10.10

xserver-xorg-input-fpit:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:1.3.0-2
  Version table:
     1:1.3.0-2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xserver-xorg-input-fpit (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.32-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Sep 18 22:05:06 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-fpit

[charon79m (charon79m)]

I can confirm that this is an issue for me on my TC1000 tablets.

mknisely@Cuneiform:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-fpit
[sudo] password for mknisely: mknisely@Cuneiform:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-fpit
[sudo] password for mknisely:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Donemknisely@Cuneiform:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-fpit
[sudo] password for mknisely:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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:
 xserver-xorg-input-fpit : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.99.901) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

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:
 xserver-xorg-input-fpit : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.99.901) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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:
 xserver-xorg-input-fpit : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.5.99.901) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

What is the status of this issue, and is there a timeline for resolution?

[Murray Gafkjen (mgafkjen)]

I've upgrade to Natty, the same response to removing all vital dependencies, but then it says it won't perform the action.