Replace KDM over lightdm

[sharopo]

that install gave the same error.

edit: oops, sorry that's small, let me host a bigger one.

[coderus]

it cant be same. show log please.

[coderus]

it cant be same. show log please.
disable ubuntu-ppa backports and apt-get update then

[sharopo]

http://i.imgur.com/2YEVc.png

the log is:

~$ sudo apt-get install kdm=4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2
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:
 kdm : Depends: libkworkspace4abi2 (= 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2) but 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3 is to be installed
       Depends: kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins (= 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2) but 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[coderus]

disable kubuntu-ppa backports and update then

[sharopo]

same results /:

~$ sudo apt-get install kdm=4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2
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:
 kdm : Depends: libkworkspace4abi2 (= 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2) but 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3 is to be installed
       Depends: kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins (= 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2) but 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[coderus]

every time show log please

[sharopo]

edited, sorry

[coderus]

apt-cache show libkworkspace4abi2 ?

[sharopo]

$ apt-cache show libkworkspace4abi2
Package: libkworkspace4abi2
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 363
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Source: kde-workspace
Version: 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.9.3), libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.9.3), libplasma3 (>= 4:4.9.3), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.6.1), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libxau6
Description-en: library for the kdebase workspace
 This package contains libraries needed for the kdebase workspace.
 .
 This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org>

Package: libkworkspace4abi2
Source: kde-workspace
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 355
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4:4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.9.3), libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.9.3), libplasma3 (>= 4:4.9.3), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.6.1), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libxau6
Filename: pool/main/k/kde-workspace/libkworkspace4abi2_4.9.3-0ubuntu0.1~ppa2_amd64.deb
Size: 117304
MD5sum: a7530fa45bc89447b52af208eaa7ecce
SHA1: 875e944c98db9e2e245871bb7ddb0a93358c4ef8
Description-en: library for the kdebase workspace
 This package contains libraries needed for the kdebase workspace.
 .
 This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org>

Package: libkworkspace4abi2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 355
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: kde-workspace
Version: 4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.9.2), libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.9.2), libplasma3 (>= 4:4.9.2), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.6.1), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libxau6
Filename: pool/universe/k/kde-workspace/libkworkspace4abi2_4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 60334
MD5sum: 49dc04add10736656f8e6c23d2374e15
SHA1: e19a3a61d3226026fa24f14b1f24b4073f087ad7
SHA256: fa4b5b4a708f5f3f6c16c6e2be8f1a91d1d96f150bc502d6942d1f60fe7bf1a7
Description-en: library for the kdebase workspace
 This package contains libraries needed for the kdebase workspace.
 .
 This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
Description-md5: 041012dfa0c56b32003d5b1e5865b1db
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-active-desktop, kubuntu-active, edubuntu-desktop-kde

Package: libkworkspace4abi2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Installed-Size: 355
Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: kde-workspace
Version: 4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.9.2), libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.9.2), libplasma3 (>= 4:4.9.2), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.6.1), libsm6, libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libxau6
Filename: pool/universe/k/kde-workspace/libkworkspace4abi2_4.9.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 60178
MD5sum: 64519ab75ee28e5a309a0d30c83871bd
SHA1: 08b04ca1d45017927f3b8f32dce5491f0dce9b25
SHA256: f88adb54773974eb3d0c729830549fbbcd3311029e1479eee85e3879c2887036
Description-en: library for the kdebase workspace
 This package contains libraries needed for the kdebase workspace.
 .
 This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.
Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
Description-md5: 041012dfa0c56b32003d5b1e5865b1db
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-active-desktop, kubuntu-active, edubuntu-desktop-kde

[coderus]

sudo apt-get install kdm=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1 libkworkspace4abi2=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1 kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1

[sharopo]

it looks like that will work, but it looks like it will remove a lot of things that may or may not be important, what do you think?

~$ sudo apt-get install kdm=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1 libkworkspace4abi2=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1 kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins=4:4.9.2-0ubuntu2.1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  kde-window-manager kde-window-manager-common kde-window-manager-gles
  kde-workspace kde-workspace-bin kscreensaver kscreensaver-xsavers
  kubuntu-desktop libplasmagenericshell4 plasma-dataengines-workspace
  plasma-desktop plasma-netbook plasma-widgets-addons plasma-widgets-workspace
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  kdm
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins libkworkspace4abi2
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 downgraded, 14 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,016 kB of archives.
After this operation, 36.0 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

[coderus]

then install this and wait for updates with big versions...
http://pkgs.org/ubuntu-12.04/kubuntu....deb/download/

[sharopo]

Are you saying go ahead with the previous command then install this package over it?

[coderus]

just install this package