Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing (SOLVED)
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- Fornhamfred
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Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing (SOLVED)
I have just updated a friends machine with Update 5 but found that the mint-meta package has not been downloaded. I reloaded synaptic but the package is not available.
Will this cause any problems and if so how do I get the package please.
Will this cause any problems and if so how do I get the package please.
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- Fornhamfred
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Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
Thanks
I have noted that you should install the meta pack and have tried but it is not downloaded into apt from the repository. My question is why not and if I cannot install it will it cause any problems?
I have noted that you should install the meta pack and have tried but it is not downloaded into apt from the repository. My question is why not and if I cannot install it will it cause any problems?
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
can you please post the output of and
or a quick search in synaptic (assuming the repos are correct) for mint meta should show this
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inxi -r
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apt policy mint-meta-debian-mate
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
mint-meta-debian-mate (and -cinnamon) has an unresolvable pidgin-facebook dependency.
I think it will be fixed soon. In the meantime, you can install sid's package (32-bit 64-bit) and mint-meta-debian-mate will install normally.
I think it will be fixed soon. In the meantime, you can install sid's package (32-bit 64-bit) and mint-meta-debian-mate will install normally.
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Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
The outputs are
epos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
mint-meta-debian-mate:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2012.09.14
Version table:
2012.09.14 0
700 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main i386 Packages
There is not mint-meta-debian-mate package listed in synaptic.
epos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.lth.se/lmde/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
mint-meta-debian-mate:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2012.09.14
Version table:
2012.09.14 0
700 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main i386 Packages
There is not mint-meta-debian-mate package listed in synaptic.
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
yep, as opposed to that other system where pidgin-facebook came from UP4, here i can't install the meta-packages either
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amadeu@amadeu ~ $ apt install mint-meta-debian-cinnamon
[sudo] password for amadeu:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mint-meta-debian-cinnamon : Depends: pidgin-facebookchat but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
amadeu@amadeu ~ $
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
correctFornhamfred wrote:[...]
epos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
[...]
it's thereFornhamfred wrote:[...]
mint-meta-debian-mate:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 2012.09.14
Version table:
2012.09.14 0
[...]
so synaptic is broken, look closer pleaseFornhamfred wrote: There is not mint-meta-debian-mate package listed in synaptic.
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
Guys... can anyone please explain the logic of two metapackages for DEs depending on some stuff for a social network?
(not to mention that the needed package is not even in the same Update Pack)
(not to mention that the needed package is not even in the same Update Pack)
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
Pidgin should support popular chat servers (skype, twitter, ...). Facebook might rub against DFSG, even though it's an open protocol.Monsta wrote:Guys... can anyone please explain the logic of two metapackages for DEs depending on some stuff for a social network?
You don't seem to need the pidgin-facebookchat package for pidgin to connect to a facebook account. I think the dependency can be dropped without loss of functionality.
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Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
Zero
I have just managed to connect to my friends machine and apt showed no broken packages. I did however once again do a reload and the package appeared this time.
It has now been installed and all is fine.
Out of interest, i have installed LMDE mate on another of my machines and after the first update the package did not show in synaptic. However after another reload it appeared. It seems as though this package is being held back. I am using linuxmint-fr and my friends machine is using Italy.
Thanks for the help.
I have just managed to connect to my friends machine and apt showed no broken packages. I did however once again do a reload and the package appeared this time.
It has now been installed and all is fine.
Out of interest, i have installed LMDE mate on another of my machines and after the first update the package did not show in synaptic. However after another reload it appeared. It seems as though this package is being held back. I am using linuxmint-fr and my friends machine is using Italy.
Thanks for the help.
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing
Oh BTW, mint-meta-debian-xfce doesn't even depend on pidgin (not to mention the facebook chat). How come?mockturtl wrote:Pidgin should support popular chat servers (skype, twitter, ...). Facebook might rub against DFSG, even though it's an open protocol.
Re: Mint-meta-debian-mate package missing (SOLVED)
Looks like that facebookchat dependency is still there in UP6 (mint-meta-debian-mate 2012.12.11.1).