[LMDE] unable to install blender

[Kent Kristensen]

I have fresh install of Mint Debian Edition (64 bit - gnome); attempting to run "sudo apt-get install blender" results in the following error:

The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 blender : Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not going to be installed or
                    libavdevice-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable
E: Broken packages

The same happens when attempting to use synaptic package manager.

I hope you can release the missing dependencies asap.

[Martin Lambev (fsh3mve)]

Yes I can confirm this bug for Linux Mint Debian! latest + update pack 3 - up to date!

Blender can not be installed form Software manager, Synaptic and sudo apt-get install.

But can be installed with aptitude if you agree to downgrade and remove some packages.

sudo aptitude install blender
[sudo] password for user:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  blender libavdevice52{ab} libpython3.2{a}
0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 16.1 MB of archives. After unpacking 43.7 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libavdevice52: Depends: libavcodec52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
                          libavcodec-extra-52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
                 Depends: libavformat52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
                          libavformat-extra-52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
                 Depends: libavutil50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
                          libavutil-extra-50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) blender [Not Installed]
2) libavdevice52 [Not Installed]

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] n
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Remove the following packages:
1) libmjpegtools-1.9
2) libquicktime1

     Downgrade the following packages:
3) gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg [1:0.10.11-4.1 (now) -> 0.10.11-4 (testing)]
4) libavcodec52 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]
5) libavformat52 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]
6) libavutil50 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libavcodec52 libavformat52 libavutil50
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  blender libavdevice52{a} libpython3.2{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libmjpegtools-1.9{a} libquicktime1{a}
0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 4 downgraded, 2 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 21.9 MB of archives. After unpacking 42.3 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Get:1 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg i386 0.10.11-4 [168 kB]
Get:2 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavformat52 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [860 kB]
Get:3 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavcodec52 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [4,629 kB]
Get:4 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavutil50 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [106 kB]
Get:5 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavdevice52 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [78.5 kB]
Get:6 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libpython3.2 i386 3.2.1~rc1-1 [1,277 kB]
Get:7 h...

[Demosthenes Koptsis (demosthenesk)]

An alternative is to download the binary package from blender site

http://www.blender.org/

On Wed, 2011-10-12 at 14:56 +0000, Martin Lambev wrote:
> Yes I can confirm this bug for Linux Mint Debian! latest + update pack 3
> - up to date!
>
> Blender can not be installed form Software manager, Synaptic and sudo
> apt-get install.
>
> But can be installed with aptitude if you agree to downgrade and remove
> some packages.
>
> sudo aptitude install blender
> [sudo] password for user:
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> blender libavdevice52{ab} libpython3.2{a}
> 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Need to get 16.1 MB of archives. After unpacking 43.7 MB will be used.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> libavdevice52: Depends: libavcodec52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
> libavcodec-extra-52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
> Depends: libavformat52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
> libavformat-extra-52 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
> Depends: libavutil50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.6.3-0.0 is installed. or
> libavutil-extra-50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual package.
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
>
> Keep the following packages at their current version:
> 1) blender [Not Installed]
> 2) libavdevice52 [Not Installed]
>
>
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] n
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
>
> Remove the following packages:
> 1) libmjpegtools-1.9
> 2) libquicktime1
>
> Downgrade the following packages:
> 3) gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg [1:0.10.11-4.1 (now) -> 0.10.11-4 (testing)]
> 4) libavcodec52 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]
> 5) libavformat52 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]
> 6) libavutil50 [5:0.6.3-0.0 (now) -> 4:0.6.2-5 (testing)]
>
>
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
> The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
> gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libavcodec52 libavformat52 libavutil50
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> blender libavdevice52{a} libpython3.2{a}
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> libmjpegtools-1.9{a} libquicktime1{a}
> 0 packages upgraded, 3 newly installed, 4 downgraded, 2 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Need to get 21.9 MB of archives. After unpacking 42.3 MB will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
> Get:1 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg i386 0.10.11-4 [168 kB]
> Get:2 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavformat52 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [860 kB]
> Get:3 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavcodec52 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [4,629 kB]
> Get:4 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main libavutil50 i386 4:0.6.2-5 [...

[Sonic4Spuds (sonic4spuds)]

This happens to me also, and on the Debian testing without linux customizations.

[Tim Capelle (timcapelle)]

I too have this problem.

[dYp (dubois-yaen-pujol)]

I had this too on LMDE and solved it with martin help (thanks 4 it) :
sudo aptitude install blender and the rest.