problems with abiword

**eoinmonty** · 11-10-2005

Hi i am having a problem with abiword im fairly sure i never installed it yet i can not install or update anything as i keep getting this error

"The following packages have unmet dependencies:
abiword-common: Depends: abiword but it is not installed or
abiword-gnome but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f."

if i open synaptic it tells me that the abiword-common package is broken but its unable to fix it

i also am unable to uninstall abi-word common i get this error

dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 857 package `abiword-gnome':
missing version
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

thanks in advance!

**nalg0rath** · 11-10-2005

Try fixing depenencies from console, by running

Code:

# apt-get check

or

Code:

# apt-get -f check

These command should be executed by root user.

**psic** · 11-10-2005

Just install abiword:
apt-get install abiword

edit: thanks, nalgorath, you're right.

**nalg0rath** · 11-10-2005

Originally Posted by psic

Just install abi-word:
apt-get install abi-word

Actually the package name is abiword (http://packages.debian.org/stable/editors/abiword). So the command should be

Code:

# apt-get install abiword

**Tim Simmonds** · 06-14-2006

apt-get install abiword
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... 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.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
abiword: Depends: libenchant1c2a but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packagesapt-get install abiword-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
abiword-common is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 361 not upgraded.
timsputer:/home/tim#
but i still can't open abiword at all, even though it is listed in my applications, Tasks and desktop sessions menu

**Vergil83** · 06-14-2006

try running

Code:

apt-get -f install

that should fix the problem software.

What Debian are using? Stable, testing, unstable?

Taking a look it looks like maybe testing, as stable abiword doesn't depend on libenchant1c2a

**Tim Simmonds** · 06-15-2006

Vergil thanks for your reply. i am using debian unstable. i did the apt-get -f install and this is what i got
timsputer:/home/tim# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 361 not upgraded.
timsputer:/home/tim#
i am using debian unstable because my printer requires it. it is a HP Photosmart 3310 All-in-One Printer.Fax.Scanner.Copier

**Vergil83** · 06-15-2006

hmmm..... try to remove it then reinstall it

Code:

apt-get remove abiword abiword common libenchant1c2a
apt-get install abiword

if that doesn't work, you can always install libenchant1c2a manually. Download from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/poo...6-1.2_i386.deb and install using

Code:

dpkg -i libenchant1c2a_1.1.6-1.2_i386.deb

I don't really know why it isn't working, I have abiword work for me in unstable (but I am using the gnome version)

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