Broken “unmet dependencies” list won't let me purge or install anything
I tried installing Steam today on my laptop, and to no surprise it's broken and needs tweaking just like every single time I have ever installed Steam on Linux.
In my process of trying to fix the missing dependencies, I managed to completely and utterly break my apt-get functionality it appears.
Here's what is going on.
sudo apt-get install cowsay
which pops out the lovely and rather completely useless message:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cowsay is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libllvm3.6:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.0) but it is not going to
be installed
libpciaccess0:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So I do the next logical step, the console is telling me to run:
sudo apt-get -f install
Alright, well try that. Nope, I'm just going to give you the illusion that I'm working and make you mad:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/52.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 182 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 386548 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking zlib1g:i386 (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/zlib1g/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package zlib1g:i386
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
At this point, I feel like I've tried everything. I followed a pretty lengthy guide on try reconfiguring my dpkg, using apt-get clean, and so on. Rebooting has done nothing for me.
I'm completely lost. I'd just reinstall Linux but I don't want to backup all my work just because Steam broke my freaking apt-get.
apt dpkg
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
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I tried installing Steam today on my laptop, and to no surprise it's broken and needs tweaking just like every single time I have ever installed Steam on Linux.
In my process of trying to fix the missing dependencies, I managed to completely and utterly break my apt-get functionality it appears.
Here's what is going on.
sudo apt-get install cowsay
which pops out the lovely and rather completely useless message:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cowsay is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libllvm3.6:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.0) but it is not going to
be installed
libpciaccess0:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So I do the next logical step, the console is telling me to run:
sudo apt-get -f install
Alright, well try that. Nope, I'm just going to give you the illusion that I'm working and make you mad:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/52.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 182 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 386548 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking zlib1g:i386 (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/zlib1g/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package zlib1g:i386
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
At this point, I feel like I've tried everything. I followed a pretty lengthy guide on try reconfiguring my dpkg, using apt-get clean, and so on. Rebooting has done nothing for me.
I'm completely lost. I'd just reinstall Linux but I don't want to backup all my work just because Steam broke my freaking apt-get.
apt dpkg
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
user138741user138741
148126
add a comment |
I tried installing Steam today on my laptop, and to no surprise it's broken and needs tweaking just like every single time I have ever installed Steam on Linux.
In my process of trying to fix the missing dependencies, I managed to completely and utterly break my apt-get functionality it appears.
Here's what is going on.
sudo apt-get install cowsay
which pops out the lovely and rather completely useless message:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cowsay is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libllvm3.6:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.0) but it is not going to
be installed
libpciaccess0:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So I do the next logical step, the console is telling me to run:
sudo apt-get -f install
Alright, well try that. Nope, I'm just going to give you the illusion that I'm working and make you mad:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/52.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 182 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 386548 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking zlib1g:i386 (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/zlib1g/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package zlib1g:i386
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
At this point, I feel like I've tried everything. I followed a pretty lengthy guide on try reconfiguring my dpkg, using apt-get clean, and so on. Rebooting has done nothing for me.
I'm completely lost. I'd just reinstall Linux but I don't want to backup all my work just because Steam broke my freaking apt-get.
apt dpkg
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
user138741user138741
148126
I tried installing Steam today on my laptop, and to no surprise it's broken and needs tweaking just like every single time I have ever installed Steam on Linux.
In my process of trying to fix the missing dependencies, I managed to completely and utterly break my apt-get functionality it appears.
Here's what is going on.
sudo apt-get install cowsay
which pops out the lovely and rather completely useless message:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cowsay is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libllvm3.6:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.0) but it is not going to
be installed
libpciaccess0:i386 : Depends: zlib1g:i386 (>= 1:1.2.3.3) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
So I do the next logical step, the console is telling me to run:
sudo apt-get -f install
Alright, well try that. Nope, I'm just going to give you the illusion that I'm working and make you mad:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
zlib1g:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/52.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 182 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 386548 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking zlib1g:i386 (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/zlib1g/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package zlib1g:i386
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/zlib1g_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
At this point, I feel like I've tried everything. I followed a pretty lengthy guide on try reconfiguring my dpkg, using apt-get clean, and so on. Rebooting has done nothing for me.
I'm completely lost. I'd just reinstall Linux but I don't want to backup all my work just because Steam broke my freaking apt-get.
apt dpkg
apt dpkg
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
user138741user138741
148126
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
user138741user138741
148126
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
50.3k13133241
edited 16 hours ago
Zanna
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asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
user138741user138741
148126
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
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148126
asked Aug 14 '15 at 22:02
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I just fixed it. What I had to do was outlined in this post:
Broken dependencies due to libjackd
So I went to /usr/share/doc and then took zlib1g and zlib1g-dev and renamed both with a .old on the back. This allowed me to do my
apt-get -f install
and things seem to be happy now.
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
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answered Aug 14 '15 at 22:13
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I just fixed it. What I had to do was outlined in this post:
Broken dependencies due to libjackd
So I went to /usr/share/doc and then took zlib1g and zlib1g-dev and renamed both with a .old on the back. This allowed me to do my
apt-get -f install
and things seem to be happy now.
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
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answered Aug 14 '15 at 22:13
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I just fixed it. What I had to do was outlined in this post:
Broken dependencies due to libjackd
So I went to /usr/share/doc and then took zlib1g and zlib1g-dev and renamed both with a .old on the back. This allowed me to do my
apt-get -f install
and things seem to be happy now.
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
guntbert
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answered Aug 14 '15 at 22:13
user138741user138741
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I just fixed it. What I had to do was outlined in this post:
Broken dependencies due to libjackd
So I went to /usr/share/doc and then took zlib1g and zlib1g-dev and renamed both with a .old on the back. This allowed me to do my
apt-get -f install
and things seem to be happy now.
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
guntbert
9,112133169
answered Aug 14 '15 at 22:13
user138741user138741
148126
I just fixed it. What I had to do was outlined in this post:
Broken dependencies due to libjackd
So I went to /usr/share/doc and then took zlib1g and zlib1g-dev and renamed both with a .old on the back. This allowed me to do my
apt-get -f install
and things seem to be happy now.
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
guntbert
9,112133169
answered Aug 14 '15 at 22:13
user138741user138741
148126
edited Jan 4 at 22:40
guntbert
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