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Martin Vysny (vyzivus) wrote : Re: [Bug 1200505] Re: dearesther fails to install

python:all depends on python2.7 (2 2.7.4-1~) but I have 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
installed - perhaps this is the broken link?

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Luke Wood <email address hidden> wrote:

> hi same issue effecting me,
>
> $ apt-get install dearesther
> 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.
> dearesther : Depends: python:all (>= 2.7) but it is not installable
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>
>
> $ dpkg -l|grep python2.7
> ii libpython2.7:i386 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
> i386 Shared Python runtime library (version 2.7)
> ii libpython2.7-minimal:i386 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
> i386 Minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.7)
> ii libpython2.7-stdlib:i386 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
> i386 Interactive high-level object-oriented language
> (version 2.7)
> ii python2.7 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
> i386 Interactive high-level object-oriented language
> (version 2.7)
> ii python2.7-minimal 2.7.4-2ubuntu3
> i386 Minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.7)
>
>
> $ apt-get install python:all
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> python is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux netty 3.8.0-27-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 9 00:19:35 UTC 2013
> i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
>
>
> So, i have python 2.7.4-0ubuntu1 installed but the python:all 2.7 virtual
> package isn't linking to it... Im guessing some hacking of the deb to
> remove the dep would fix it :D but as im here i thought i'd report the
> issue, oh and im on raring
>
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