broken package
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I want to have workstations use existing active directory for authentication. This requires krb5-user. But apt-get install krb5-user fails with message
krb5-user: Depends: libkrb53 (= 1.4.3-5)
but 1.4.3-5 ubuntu0.2 is to be installed
Depends: libkadm55 (= 1.4.3-5) but 1.4.3-5 ubuntu0.2 is to be installed
E: Broken packages.
I tried to install libkrb53 but it is already installed. How do I repair broken packages?
What does ubuntu0.2 is to be installed mean ?
to fix broken packages
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Hi
Thanks for responding. I am using 2.6.15-26-386 #PRE EMPT AUG 19 14:00. I tried selecting custom then broken but no packages are displayed.
Contents of sources.list
# See sources.list(5) for more information
# This file should be edited through synaptic
# MEPIS improvements, overrides and updates--the MEPIS magic
deb http://apt.mepis.org/6.0/ mepis main
# Ubuntu foundation packages
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
# Security updates
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-security main restricted
# Package updates
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
# Backports of newer packages--unsupported and not thoroughly tested
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted
# Free unsupported packages from Debian and beyond
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
# Non-free unsupported packages from Debian and beyond
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper multiverse
# Backports of newer packages--unsupported and not thoroughly tested
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports universe multiverse
# Some packages not available elsewhere
# deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper
free non-free
Don't know
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pkarrel
You are using 6.0. The way it looks krb5-user should install fine(at least as far as I can see) have you tried installing it though synaptic? Not that I think that would make a difference but its worth a shot. In synaptic is krb5-user also a ubuntu package with the same version # as the dependencies. I am guessing it is.
broken package
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tried synaptic , same result. Both libkrb and libkadmin are installed.krb5-user is not a ubuntu package in synaptic but the version # are the same. Is there a way to obtain the ubuntu package version?
try this if you haven't already
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Mine is the same version(ubuntu) on all 3 and I think that package is in dapper-security. That could be the problem. try clicking on reload and see if that gives you the ubuntu version. I think you have the right repo in /etc/apt/sources.list enabled. what is the state of the package you are trying to install right now as indicated in synaptic, I assume not installed?
You could also try it this way
open konsole-- su to root-- at the prompt "apt-get update" after that finishes at the prompt do "apt-get install krb5-user"
To fix broken packges
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pkarrel
To fix broken packges you can open synaptic and in the box on the left, at the bottom click on "custom" then click on "Broken" all the packages that are broken should then be listed in the main field on the right. You should be able to right click on them and uninstall them or it if there is only one.
Hmmm: I just looked and krb5-user in synaptic is the same version as libkrb53 also as libkadm55 all ubuntu packages so the install really should work. don't know why its not-- sorry
what version of Mepis are you using? and can you post what you have in /etc/apt/sources.list