[buckO2]

guys i get his dependency issues every time i try install s'thing. herer what i got this time:

(sorry abt the long code..but i thought help you experts to visualize my agony!!)

?????????????????/prog/cpp# apt-get update
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid Release.gpg
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid Release
Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources
Get:2 http://mirrors.kernel.org testing Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing Release
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/main Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://mirrors.kernel.org testing/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Fetched 2B in 13s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
LLOYD:/home/lloyd/prog/cpp# apt-get install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
15 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up ttf-opensymbol (2.0.4.dfsg.2-4) ...
Updating fontconfig cache...
/usr/share/fonts: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings/large: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/X11/util: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/truetype: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/type1: failed to write cache
/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts: failed to write cache
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: failed to write cache
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings: failed to write cache
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/large: failed to write cache
/usr/local/share/fonts: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/C: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/D: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/N: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/S: failed to write cache
/var/lib/defoma/fontconfig.d/U: failed to write cache
dpkg: error processing ttf-opensymbol (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 23
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-core:
 openoffice.org-core depends on ttf-opensymbol; however:
  Package ttf-opensymbol is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-uno:
 python-uno depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing python-uno (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-writer:
 openoffice.org-writer depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org-writer depends on python-uno (>= 2.0.4.dfsg.2); however:
  Package python-uno is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-writer (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-calc:
 openoffice.org-calc depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-calc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-draw:
 openoffice.org-draw depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-draw (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-impress:
 openoffice.org-impress depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org-impress depends on openoffice.org-draw (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-draw is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-impress (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-math:
 openoffice.org-math depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-math (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-base:
 openoffice.org-base depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-base (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org:
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-writer; however:
  Package openoffice.org-writer is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-calc; however:
  Package openoffice.org-calc is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-impress; however:
  Package openoffice.org-impress is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-draw; however:
  Package openoffice.org-draw is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-math; however:
  Package openoffice.org-math is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org depends on openoffice.org-base; however:
  Package openoffice.org-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-evolution:
 openoffice.org-evolution depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org-evolution depends on openoffice.org-base; however:
  Package openoffice.org-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-evolution (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-gcj:
 openoffice.org-gcj depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-gcj (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-gtk:
 openoffice.org-gtk depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-gnome:
 openoffice.org-gnome depends on openoffice.org-core (= 2.0.4.dfsg.2-4); however:
  Package openoffice.org-core is not configured yet.
 openoffice.org-gnome depends on openoffice.org-gtk; however:
  Package openoffice.org-gtk is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-gnome (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openoffice.org-help-en-us:
 openoffice.org-help-en-us depends on openoffice.org-writer; however:
  Package openoffice.org-writer is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-help-en-us (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ttf-opensymbol
 openoffice.org-core
 python-uno
 openoffice.org-writer
 openoffice.org-calc
 openoffice.org-draw
 openoffice.org-impress
 openoffice.org-math
 openoffice.org-base
 openoffice.org
 openoffice.org-evolution
 openoffice.org-gcj
 openoffice.org-gtk
 openoffice.org-gnome
 openoffice.org-help-en-us
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

pls help!

[iwanabeguru]

try
apt-get -f install

[buckO2]

ohhhh NO!

'cos last time i had this dependency prob, i was asked to type in

apt-get install -f

by the system. and i did, and it rendered my system useless 'cos it practically removed everything !!! and i had to re-install!!

...but i dont know...would u say, still, to go ahead and do it? or any other solution pls????

[craigevil]

Fixing dependencies
dpkg --configure --pending
If dpkg quits with an error while apt-get install, upgrade, or dist-upgrading try running this to configure the packages that were already unpacked. Then try apt-get - f install, upgrade, or dist-upgrade -f, and then try apt-get install, upgrade, or dist-upgrade again. Repeat as needed. This usually resolves most dependency problems (also, if it mentions a specific package for some reason, you might want to try installing or removing that package)

[buckO2]

hi

i couldn't try ur suggestion. but now - for some unexplainable reason - it is fixed and giving me error messages no more! thanks anyway!