Thread: ubuntu 11.10 seems to be messed up / install errors

hi,

using ububtu 11.10 , have sever problems installing on system using

apt-get install

tried

> apt-get install python-visual

, got

reading package lists... done
building dependency tree
reading state information... done
might want run 'apt-get -f install' correct these:
following packages have unmet dependencies:
libglobus-common-doc : depends: libglobus-common-dev (= 11.6-4) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-callback-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-cert-utils-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-credential-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-openssl-error-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-proxy-core-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-sysconfig-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gssapi-gsi-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-openssl-module-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
python-visual : depends: libboost-python1.46.1 (>= 1.46.1-1) not going installed
depends: libboost-thread1.46.1 (>= 1.46.1-1) not going installed
depends: libgtkglextmm-x11-1.2-0 not going installed
e: unmet dependencies. try 'apt-get -f install' no packages (or specify solution).

ran

> sudo apt-get -f install

, got

<...>
(reading database ... 247979 files , directories installed.)
unpacking globus-common-progs (from .../globus-common-progs_11.6-4_i386.deb) ...
leaving 'diversion of /usr/share/globus/config.guess /usr/share/globus/config.guess.gpt globus-common-progs'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/globus-common-progs_11.6-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying overwrite '/usr/bin/globus-sh-exec', in package vdt-globus-common 5.0.2r2-2natty
unpacking libglobus-common-dev (from .../libglobus-common-dev_11.6-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libglobus-common-dev_11.6-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying overwrite '/usr/bin/globus-makefile-header', in package vdt-globus-common 5.0.2r2-2natty
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste killed signal (broken pipe)
errors encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/globus-common-progs_11.6-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libglobus-common-dev_11.6-4_i386.deb
e: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1)

tried remove 1 of globus-common packages found dpkg --get-selections:

> apt-get remove --purge vdt-globus-common

get:

might want run 'apt-get -f install' correct these:
following packages have unmet dependencies:
libglobus-common-doc : depends: libglobus-common-dev (= 11.6-4) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-callback-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-cert-utils-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-credential-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-openssl-error-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-proxy-core-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gsi-sysconfig-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-gssapi-gsi-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
libglobus-openssl-module-dev : depends: libglobus-common-dev (>= 3) not going installed
vdt-gsi-openssh-client : depends: vdt-globus-common not going installed
vdt-myproxy-client : depends: vdt-globus-common not going installed
vdt-myproxy-essentials : depends: vdt-globus-common not going installed
vdt-uberftp : depends: vdt-globus-common not going installed
e: unmet dependencies. try 'apt-get -f install' no packages (or specify solution).

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if know how out of infinite loop, , how fix installation system great. if need other information, please let me know need (and can find it).


thanks
alex

just installed on 12o4 without problem. not running 11.10 don't know sure whats going on. did update && upgrade before trying install?

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