Updating KDE (on 2012-03-08) wants to remove packages (?why??)

[pags]

see here, should be fixed now on fast synching mirrors (heanet, Swiss, etc)
-p.

That link doesn't work...thought I wait a bit for the repos to sync, anyway...

Trying to update still wants to remove pdfjam.  Haven't updated my main install, yet.  On another install where I let it remove it, I still cannot re-install in...


 

[pags]

Update

Tried to (re-)install jadetex, but that fails, reporting a broken package.  texlive (20110705-3pclos2012) shows as Broken, after that, and fails to "fix".

Tried to select all packages with "jadetex" in them (jadetex, texlive-jadetex and texlive-texmf-jadetex), but

texlive-jadetex:
 Depends: texlive-latex (= 2007-21.r6295.2pclos2010)
 Depends: texlive-latex (= 2007-21.r6295.2pclos2010)

and it won't let me select them all...

texlive, then shows up as broken, again.  Try to "fix", and

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

[pinoc]

hope this helps.

[pags]

Thanks.  My test system is setup for Heanet.  I'll keep an eye open for the update, and let you know how it goes...

[pags]

OK.  The update for texlive is available...updating now, will report on re-install of pdfjam, etc.

[pags]

hope this helps.

The updated texlive did not help.  pdfjam and jadetex are still exhibiting the same problems, which prevent them from being installed...

[pags]

Seems to be some version mis-matches with some of the texlive packages?


Lots of 2007*, and only a few 2011*?

[Reb]

I have a similar problem, only on my machine "Gimp" had to be removed for the update, and now will not re-install due to 2 "poppler" files not being "installable" ?

I tried this update on the 12th march (about 3am UK time)
I do not have "texlive" at all (either before or after update) so I doubt it's that.

weird for sure, I don't use Gimp very much, so it's not a biggy, but it is weird.

updated from heanet repo.

Judging from other posts it seems like the programs due for removal, varies from machine to machine, very strange  

hope it helps towards someone figuring whats wrong.

(not with my machine, but in general).

I should add, this is 2011.9 updated over the course of time and standard Kde DE (not full monty or mini).

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today, I noticed that the 2 "uninstallable poppler files" were not in the repo, (they were all older versions).

Disclaimer:
I am not suggesting anyone else do this, as Neal has said many times  " testing is just that, testing, and is not supported".

anyway, having not much on this machine to worry about, I added testing to synaptic, and then they appeared as if by magic !
got them both, and was then able to re-install gimp.

weird, having to use "testing" files to run gimp 

I hope this is helpful to those trying to figure all this out, if not, mods just remove the post 

[pags]

OK.  This still appears to be unresolved, and I'm continuing to get further behind in updates, so...

I made a Live(USB) backup of my install (apps only, not personal data).  Tested (testing, right now) on my laptop to make sure it boots.  Even did the update into the Live environment, just to see if anything has an obvious "hissy fit".  So far, so good...

Next, after getting out of the LiveUSB, I'll do the updates on the installed version, and see what happens...worst case scenario is boot back up into LiveUSB, backup data and re-install...

...I'm going to keep this thread going a little longer to monitor and report progress, as well as see what others go through / suggest.

Wish me luck!

[pags]

Well...completed the update on the installation...

The following changes were processed:

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libcryptsetup1 install
handbrake install
libflac++6 install
libdbus-glib-1_2 install
jadetex deinstall
pdfjam deinstall
texlive-texmf install
libffi4-devel install
libflac8 install
wine install
gettext-base install
libglib2.0_0 install
libbarry17 install
perl-Algorithm-Diff install
info-install install
getvirtualbox install
t1lib-config install
cryptsetup install
glib-gettextize install
gettext install
python-sip install
GConf2-sanity-check install
mylivecd install
libwine1 install
barry-tools install
perl-XML-XPath install
libintl8 install
libdbus-glib-1_2-devel install
GConf2 install
barry-opensync install
perl-libxml-perl install
libdca0 install
liblua5.1 install
perl-XML-XSLT install
libffi4 install
libglib2.0_0-devel install
perl-XML-DOM install
firefox install
libptexenc1 install
libORBit2_0 install
libdvdnav4 install
libdvdread4 install
zziplib0 install
libdbus-1-devel install
libdirectfb1.4_0 install
dbus-x11 install
perl-XML-Grove install
barry-charge install
texlive install
wine-gecko install
libdbus-1_3 install
winff install
libt1lib5 install
flash-player-plugin install
dbus install
libkpathsea6 install
xmltex deinstall
libgtk+3_0 install
glib2.0-common install
barry-gui install
flac install
barry-ppp install
ORBit2 install
libecap0 install
info install
libgettextmisc install

The following output was generated:

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While installing package texlive-texmf-20110705-4pclos2012:

install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/share/info/epspdf.info.bz2'
install-info: warning: no info dir entry in `/usr/share/info/texdraw.info.bz2'

While installing package winff-1.4.2-1pclos2012:

Your old .winff folder is saved as .winff.save.
If you don't need it, feel free to remove it!

While installing package barry-charge-0.17.1-1pclos2012:

Warning: `aleph -ini  -jobname=lamed -progname=lamed *lambda.ini' possibly failed.
Error: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=cont-en -progname=context -8bit *cont-en.ini' failed
Error: `xetex -ini  -jobname=cont-en -progname=context -8bit *cont-en.ini' failed
Error: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=cslatex -progname=cslatex -etex -translate-file=cp227.tcx cslatex.ini' failed
Error: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfcslatex -progname=pdfcslatex -etex -translate-file=cp227.tcx cslatex.ini' failed
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=jadetex -progname=jadetex *jadetex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfjadetex -progname=pdfjadetex *pdfjadetex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=latex -progname=latex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `luatex -ini  -jobname=dvilualatex -progname=dvilualatex dvilualatex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `luatex -ini  -jobname=lualatex -progname=lualatex lualatex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=mllatex -progname=mllatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx -mltex mllatex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `eptex -ini  -jobname=platex -progname=platex *platex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `xetex -ini  -jobname=xelatex -progname=xelatex -etex xelatex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=xmltex -progname=xmltex *xmltex.ini' possibly failed.
Warning: `pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfxmltex -progname=pdfxmltex *pdfxmltex.ini' possibly failed.

###############################################################################
fmtutil: Warning! Some warnings have been issued.
Visit the log files in directory
  /var/lib/texmf/web2c
for details.
###############################################################################

This is a summary of all `warning' messages:
`aleph -ini  -jobname=lamed -progname=lamed *lambda.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=jadetex -progname=jadetex *jadetex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfjadetex -progname=pdfjadetex *pdfjadetex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=latex -progname=latex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' possibly failed.
`luatex -ini  -jobname=dvilualatex -progname=dvilualatex dvilualatex.ini' possibly failed.
`luatex -ini  -jobname=lualatex -progname=lualatex lualatex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=mllatex -progname=mllatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx -mltex mllatex.ini' possibly failed.
`eptex -ini  -jobname=platex -progname=platex *platex.ini' possibly failed.
`xetex -ini  -jobname=xelatex -progname=xelatex -etex xelatex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=xmltex -progname=xmltex *xmltex.ini' possibly failed.
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfxmltex -progname=pdfxmltex *pdfxmltex.ini' possibly failed.

###############################################################################
fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully.
Visit the log files in directory
  /var/lib/texmf/web2c
for details.
###############################################################################

This is a summary of all `failed' messages:
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=cont-en -progname=context -8bit *cont-en.ini' failed
`xetex -ini  -jobname=cont-en -progname=context -8bit *cont-en.ini' failed
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=cslatex -progname=cslatex -etex -translate-file=cp227.tcx cslatex.ini' failed
`pdftex -ini  -jobname=pdfcslatex -progname=pdfcslatex -etex -translate-file=cp227.tcx cslatex.ini' failed
warning: %posttrans(texlive-20110705-4pclos2012.i586) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Now, to see if anything breaks...

[pags]

As an update...

Still cannot re-install pdfjam, jadetex or texlive-jadetex (same errors as previously).

As an improvement(?), after attempting to select texlive-jadetex, texlive no longer shows up as a "Broken" package...

 

[Just17]

As an update...

Still cannot re-install pdfjam, jadetex or texlive-jadetex (same errors as previously).

As an improvement(?), after attempting to select texlive-jadetex, texlive no longer shows up as a "Broken" package...

 

pdfjam  is the only one showing a dependency problem at present, here.

I don't know what the problem is as the only two dependencies listed for that package are present in the repo.

[pags]

As an update...

Still cannot re-install pdfjam, jadetex or texlive-jadetex (same errors as previously).

As an improvement(?), after attempting to select texlive-jadetex, texlive no longer shows up as a "Broken" package...

 

pdfjam  is the only one showing a dependency problem at present, here.

I don't know what the problem is as the only two dependencies listed for that package are present in the repo.

In addition to the pdfjam dependencies:


there are also jadetex dependencies:


Also, texlive-jadetex won't install because of version issues:


It seems that not all the texlive packages are at the same, current versions:


Lots of 2007-24* versions still, when current is 20110705*...

[AS]

a further hint: texlive package declare jadetex 'obsolete' therefore they cannot be installed at the same time ...
... guess that pdfjam should be rebuilt against texlive, and jadetex removed from completely from the repo ...

[Just17]

Had another look at jadetex .......  it does not inform me of a dependency error when I mark for installation  .......   but if I try to Apply I get an error that I have to fix broken packages first.