Unmet dependencies error [duplicate]
So some unmet dependencies are there and I cant install anything without getting rid of them.
When i type in:
sudo apt-get install -f
I get this:
patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for patrick:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
aptitude:i386 : Depends: libapt-pkg4.12:i386 (>= 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu6) but it is not installed
Depends: libboost-iostreams1.46.1:i386 (>= 1.46.1-1) but it is not installable
Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
Depends: libcwidget3:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libept1.4.12:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.1.1) but it is not installed
Depends: libncursesw5:i386 (>= 5.6+20070908) but it is not installed
Depends: libsigc++-2.0-0c2a:i386 (>= 2.0.2) but it is not installed
Depends: libsqlite3-0:i386 (>= 3.6.5) but it is not installed
Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.6) but it is not installed
Depends: libtinfo5:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libxapian22:i386 but it is not installed
Recommends: apt-xapian-index:i386 but it is not installable
Recommends: libparse-debianchangelog-perl:i386 but it is not installable
duplicity : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
gconf2 : Depends: python:any
gir1.2-ibus-1.0 : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
hplip-data : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7)
ibus-pinyin : Depends: python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~)
ibus-table : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
landscape-client-ui-install : Depends: python:any
ppa-purge : Depends: aptitude
python-cairo : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-characteristic : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-chardet : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-crypto : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
python-dbus : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-debian : Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
python-debtagshw : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-defer : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-gobject-2 : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-gtk2 : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-httplib2 : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-idna : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-imaging : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-lockfile : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-notify : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-oauthlib : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-oneconf : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-openssl : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
python-pexpect : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-pil : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
python-piston-mini-client : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-pkg-resources : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-pyasn1 : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-pyasn1-modules : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-reportlab : Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
python-serial : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-service-identity : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-six : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Depends: python:any (< 2.8)
python-xdg : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
python-zope.interface : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
sessioninstaller : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
software-center : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
software-center-aptdaemon-plugins : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
totem : Depends: python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~)
totem-plugins : Depends: python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~)
ubuntu-system-service : Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2)
unity : Depends: python:any
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$
I attempted to install python today.
EDIT: I tried to convert a python pakage (tgz) into deb and install it. I downloaded it from the official website. I wasn't aware that it was already preinstalled (<--- newbie here)
In sources.list it says
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.10 _Utopic Unicorn_ - Release amd64 (20141022.1)]/ utopic main restricted # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to # newer versions of the distribution. deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main restricted deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates main restricted deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates main restricted ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team. deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic universe deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic universe deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates universe deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates universe ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu ## security team. deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic multiverse deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic multiverse deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates multiverse deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates multiverse ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features. ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team. deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main restricted deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security universe deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security universe deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security multiverse deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security multiverse ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu utopic partner # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu utopic partner ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party ## developers who want to ship their latest software. deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic main deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic main
and about the tail -25 /var/log/dpkg.log:
root@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~# tail -25 /var/log/dpkg.log 2015-04-22 20:06:50 configure python:amd64 2.7.9-2 2.7.9-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status unpacked python:amd64 2.7.9-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status half-configured python:amd64 2.7.9-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status installed python:amd64 2.7.9-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status installed man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:06:50 trigproc doc-base:all 0.10.6 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status half-configured doc-base:all 0.10.6 2015-04-22 20:06:50 status installed doc-base:all 0.10.6 2015-04-22 20:27:10 startup packages configure 2015-04-22 20:32:31 startup archives install 2015-04-22 20:32:32 install aptitude:i386 0.6.6-1ubuntu1 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status half-installed aptitude:i386 0.6.6-1ubuntu1 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status unpacked aptitude:i386 0.6.6-1ubuntu1 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status unpacked aptitude:i386 0.6.6-1ubuntu1 2015-04-22 20:32:32 install ppa-purge:all 0.2.8+bzr56 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status half-installed ppa-purge:all 0.2.8+bzr56 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status unpacked ppa-purge:all 0.2.8+bzr56 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status unpacked ppa-purge:all 0.2.8+bzr56 2015-04-22 20:32:32 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:32:32 status installed man-db:amd64 2.7.0.2-2 2015-04-22 20:53:31 startup packages configure root@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~#
to sudo apt-cache policy phython:
patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$ sudo apt-cache policy python
[sudo] password for patrick:
python:
Installed: 2.7.9-2
Candidate: 2.7.9-2
Version table:
*** 2.7.9-2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.7.8-1 0
500 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$
and sudo apt-get update :
patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$ apt-get update E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for patrick: Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic InRelease Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates InRelease Ign http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports InRelease Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic Release.gpg Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic InRelease Get:1 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates Release.gpg [933 B] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports Release.gpg Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security Release.gpg [933 B] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic Release.gpg Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic Release Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic InRelease Get:3 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates Release [63,5 kB] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic Release.gpg Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security Release [63,5 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic Release Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic Release Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic/main Sources Get:5 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main Sources [1 046 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic/main amd64 Packages Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic/main i386 Packages Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main Sources [52,2 kB] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic/main Sources Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/restricted Sources [2 107 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic/main amd64 Packages Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe Sources [12,0 kB] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic/main i386 Packages Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/multiverse Sources [1 947 B] Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net utopic/main Translation-en Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main amd64 Packages [173 kB] Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic/main Translation-en_US Get:11 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/restricted Sources [5 115 B] Get:12 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe Sources [6 736 kB] Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/restricted amd64 Packages [8 496 B] Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com utopic/main Translation-en Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe amd64 Packages [69,2 kB] Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [4 131 B] Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main i386 Packages [171 kB] Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/restricted i386 Packages [8 438 B] Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe i386 Packages [69,2 kB] Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/multiverse i386 Packages [4 321 B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe Translation-en Get:20 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/multiverse Sources [171 kB] Get:21 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main amd64 Packages [1 331 kB] Get:22 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/restricted amd64 Packages [12,2 kB] Get:23 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/restricted i386 Packages [12,6 kB] Get:24 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/multiverse Sources [1 765 B] Get:25 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages [324 kB] Get:26 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [14,1 kB] Get:27 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [127 kB] Get:28 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [3 943 B] Get:29 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main i386 Packages [322 kB] Get:30 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/restricted i386 Packages [14,1 kB] Get:31 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe i386 Packages [127 kB] Get:32 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [4 102 B] Get:33 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main Translation-en [145 kB] Get:34 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe Translation-en [64,3 kB] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe amd64 Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/multiverse amd64 Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main i386 Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe i386 Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/multiverse i386 Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main Translation-en Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/restricted Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe Translation-en Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/restricted Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/main Sources Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/restricted Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Get:35 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/universe Sources [12,0 kB] Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/multiverse Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/main amd64 Packages Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/restricted amd64 Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/universe amd64 Packages Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/main i386 Packages Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/restricted i386 Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/universe i386 Packages Err http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/multiverse i386 Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/main Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-backports/universe Translation-en Fetched 11,2 MB in 4min 7s (45,0 kB/s) W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/universe/binary-amd64/Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-i386/Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/universe/binary-i386/Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/i18n/Translation-en Bad header line [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] W: Failed to fetch http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 217.31.202.63 80] E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. patrick@patrick-Z97N-WIFI:~$
Try to remove the package you attempted to install by doing:
sudo dpkg --purge <tgz_package_converted_to_deb>
Alternatively you can try sudo dpkg --purge --pending but I think it could break your entire system since you have a lot of unmet dependencies issued by this python's installing attempt.
Force a downgrade to the lower version of python:
sudo apt-get install python=2.7.8-1
If that doesn't work, download it, and use dpkg directly:
sudo apt-get download python=2.7.8-1
sudo dpkg -i python_2.7.8-1*.deb
Python is too important a package to be messed with, or even removed.