System update eliminates Digikam, Showfoto, Kdenlive - with no explanation!

[tomcloyd]

Very odd. This morning's system update simply removed those three programs. After the requested reboot, I went to Muon to try a reinstall.

For all three, when I try to mark it for reinstallation, I get this message:

The "{package name}" package could not be marked for installation or upgrade: Depends: {package name}, but it is not installable.

1. I've never seen an update REMOVE stuff like this unless it was replaced by something else.
2. Removal without a comprehensible explanation is exceptionally odd.
3. I have NO idea what to do about this. I NEED these packages!

Any suggestions?

[Guest]

Similar Problem.

Very odd. This morning's system update simply removed those three programs. After the requested reboot, I went to Muon to try a reinstall.

For all three, when I try to mark it for reinstallation, I get this message:

1. I've never seen an update REMOVE stuff like this unless it was replaced by something else.
2. Removal without a comprehensible explanation is exceptionally odd.
3. I have NO idea what to do about this. I NEED these packages!

Any suggestions?

I had the same problem but only with Digikam. Befor the update I used Digikam 4.0 via PPA. I had to remove the PPA and install Version 3.5 via Packagemanager.

[vinnywright]

are those programs (or some ) from a PPA

I will assume you let muon do your updates,,,,,,,,,,most of us hear do them in the terminal

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

this way you always get to see whats going to happen and get the choice to cancel.

VINNY

[tomcloyd]

Actually, I usually do terminal updates. This morning, for some reason, I did the unusual, and let Muon handle it.

I hadn't thought to try the install from the command line, after Muon refused. I just did try, and here's the result:

$ sudo apt-get install digikam
[sudo] password for tomc:
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:
digikam : Depends: libkgeomap1 (>= 1.0~digikam4.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: kipi-plugins but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

THAT at least give me something to work on, when I have the time. Thanks for getting me to rethink my options.

[tomcloyd]

OK. I give up. I don't understand what's going on, and don't know what to do about it. From the command line, kipi-plugins cannot be installed:

$ sudo apt-get install kipi-plugins
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:
kipi-plugins : Depends: libkgeomap1 (>= 1.0~digikam4.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: minidnla but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
tomc@LDT:~/Dropbox/Library$

...nor libkgeomap1

$ sudo apt-get install libkgeomap1
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:
libkgeomap1 : Depends: libmarblewidget18 (>= 4:4.9.90) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

...nor libmarblewidget18:

$ sudo apt-get install libmarblewidget18
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:
libmarblewidget18 : Depends: libastro1 (= 4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1) but 4:4.13.97-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2 is to be installed
Recommends: marble-plugins (= 4:4.13.0-0ubuntu1) but 4:4.13.97-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I think I could use some assistance here. I'm in over my head, for sure!

[vinnywright]

and what about PPA's are you using any?

what dose a

sudo apt-get -f install

tell ?

VINNY

[Guest]

OK. I give up. I don't understand what's going on, and don't know what to do about it. From the command line, kipi-plugins cannot be installed:


...nor libkgeomap1


...nor libmarblewidget18:


I think I could use some assistance here. I'm in over my head, for sure!

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get purge digikam
sudo apt-get outoremove
sudo apt-get install digikam
This solved the Problem in my Case, but it will install Digikam 3.5.

[tomcloyd]

Vinnywright:

$ sudo apt-get -f install
[sudo] password for tomc:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 82 not upgraded.
tomc@LDT:~/Dropbox/Library$

This reflects the fact that I just reviewed my software sources, removed some PPAs, and updated some versions.

This may fix it.

[tomcloyd]

I'm still in trouble somehow:

$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
$ sudo apt-get purge digikam
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'digikam' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
$ sudo apt-get install digikam
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:
digikam : Depends: digikam-data (= 4:4.0.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu14.04~ppa2) but 4:4.2.0-trusty~ppa1 is to be installed
Recommends: kipi-plugins but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ffmpegthumbs but it is not going to be installed or
mplayerthumbs but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
tomc@LDT:~/Dropbox/Library$

Any ideas about what to do next?

[Rog132]

Oops

There was an oops with the Kubuntu backports PPA:

http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2014/08/10...el.html#t16:38

Riddell oh I put 4.13.97 into trusty kubuntu-ppa/backports when it should have been in beta 16:38

Maybe soon:

http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2014/08/12...el.html#t19:00

yofel Riddell: are you working on the digikam or kdenlive backport issues? 19:00

yofel Riddell: I'm uploading a no-change rebuild for digikam until the new one is ready and I'll fix the kdenlive rebuild version 19:07
Riddell thanks yofel 19:27

[Guest]

Ah! Thank you! I wasn't alone then! The update (through terminal) uninstalled my digikam and kdenlive ,too, but didn't notice until I saw blank .desktop icons. I posted about this issue to the kdenlive/kde forum. Thanks, Rog132 for clearing this up!

As for my issues, it reinstalled digikam 4.0 fine. But kdenlive wouldn't install because libnepomuk4 won't install due to libkdecore5 and libkdeui5 being put in too early.

I use kdenlive professionally and was freaking out, but thankfully don't have any video gigs at the moment.

[rjvbb]

Is all back to normal for you?

I have just decided to remove the kubuntu/backports ppa as its kmail 4.14rc was giving me too much headaches (and I don't know exactly what KDE 4.13.97 is anyway, what with the lacking changelogs and so on). Rolling back to 4.13.3 wasn't straightforward (had to uninstall a number of packages by hand) and made me lose digikam 4. But once I'm satisfied and certain I won't want to reinstall the backports ppa I'll probably whip up a ppa of my own containing at least digikam.