Question about dpkg db

[chris81]

Hi

I have the following error message :

chris@chris-wks:~$sudo dpkg -i ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb
Selecting ....
(Reading ....
Unpacking ....
dpkg: depedancy problems prevent configuration of ipscan:
ipscan depends on openjdk-6-jre | ... | sun-java6-jre | ... ; however:
package openjdk-6-jre is not installed.
Package sun-java6-jre is not installed.
dpkg: error processing ...

So, that error message tells me that I don't have the good packages installed to install the program correctly but :

chris@chris-wks:~$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_14"
java(tm) se runtime environment (build 1.6.0_14-b08 )
java hotspot(tm) client vm .....

I wish to know if there's a way to make the installation of ipscan to complete correctly, without having to install sun-java6-jre (which, I guess, is supposed to already be installed with the jdk) or to modify the dpkg db to act as if sun-java6-jre was installed. (Hope I'm clear enough to be understood).

Thanks
chris81

[Tom Varghese]

I am also a beginner. Try to force install .deb
#dpkg -f ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb
I don't know it work or not.

[TheBoogyMaster]

Is there not a package for ipscan ? its better to install with the packages cause you have dependencys for some apps. if you cant find a package for ipscan you can force the installation as Tom sad it. But after the app may not work if it doesnt have the dependencys required.

Heres some info about dpkg :
Debian/Ubuntu Package management Using dpkg -- Debian Admin

[chris81]

Hi

The problem isn't really about the ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb package. It's more about its dependancies.

That would make no sense to have 2 different jdk installed on the same system. I prefer to use the one that is downloadable from sun.com website.

But the ipscan_3.0-beta3_i386.deb requires another jdk, so i was looking for a way to fix that.

thanks