[SOLVED] Is task-pulseaudio broken?

[mellon]

Using the PASS server as repository and trying to install task-pulseaudio I get a box with the following messages

Could not mark all packages for installation or upgrade. The following packages have unresolvable dependencies ... in the preferences.
task-pulseaudio:
 Depends: pulseaudio-module-zeroconf (>=2.0) but it is not installable
 Depends: pulseaudio-utils (>=2.0) but it is not installable

Mellon

[Just17]

They both appear to be present here .....  did you try a different mirror?

[mellon]

I might do that, but the if the PASS server gives me this result; is it then not a matter of time before the mirrors do the same?

Mellon

[Just17]

I might do that, but the if the PASS server gives me this result; is it then not a matter of time before the mirrors do the same?

Mellon

There may be a correction before the mirrors re-sync ..... if it is something wrong with PASS ...

[Just17]

Looking at Heanet ......  in the updates section ........ I see the following

pulseaudio-utils-2.0-1pclos2012.i586.rpm
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-2.0-1pclos2012.i586.rpm
task-pulseaudio-2012.2.0-2pclos2012.noarch.rpm

[Neal ManBear]

mellon,
With PASS as your repo, open a terminal and issue the following commands:     
su     
type - <Enter>     
at the prompt, give root's password     
type - <Enter>     
at the root prompt:     
apt-get clean && apt-get autoclean     
type - <Enter>     
at the prompt:     
exit     
type - <Enter>     

Launch Synaptic. Click Reload. Install task-pulseaudio.     

[mellon]

Neal,

Thank you. That fixed it.

It also fixed the missing kernel.h.3.2.18-pclos2.pae.bfs file after re-installing that kernel.

Mellon

[Neal ManBear]

Neal,

Thank you. That fixed it.

It also fixed the missing kernel.h.3.2.18-pclos2.pae.bfs file after re-installing that kernel.

Mellon

     
I suspect your problem with the kernel had nothing to do with this, as what I posted was about cleaning up your old package lists and getting the package lists you needed to install task-pulseaudio.     
Did you install the kernel as part of upgrading the system originally? That can cause problems.     
A kernel should always be installed after doing a full upgrade. It should never be included with the installation of other packages, whether upgrades or new package installations. In other words, do a full upgrade, install whatever packages you intend/want to and only after that has completed, install the new kernel.