k3b

[strikton]

Since the last update of adept k3b shows missing program dvd+rw-tools. When I try to install it in adept manager I get the message "BREAK (Install)". In a terminal window it gives the message "genisoimage needed but can't be installed".
I tried to install the tarball genisoimage manually but then I get all kind of not correct dependencies (level too low).
My question is how this could be solved and in general how to repair a "BREAK".
Any help very much appreciated......

[cantab]

Re: k3b

k3b should run fine without that. 'BREAK' roughly means that package A you are trying to install, and package B already on your system, cannot be present together, and package C depends on package B. I've a feeling this might be due to some debian forking malarky in this case, can't remember details though.

Don't try to install genisoimage from a tarball, try to track it down in adept and see why it's conflicting. If it's not there, check you have the universe and multiverse repos.

[ianbennett]

Re: k3b

I too am having this problem and cannot find genisoimage. I do have the multiverse and universe repositories enabled. I have them on the same line; do they need to be separated now?? What I have in adept:

deb http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted universe multiverse

Maybe the Australian archive has had a hissy fit?? Anyone suggest another archive I can point at to try??

[slackrat]

Re: k3b

similar problem here, tho not from k3b......i simply noticed the adept updater icon and ran it. It showed me dvd tools pkg with a no change requested (why notify me of an update, then?) when i tried to see what would happen when i chose to update, I got a broken warning....so clicked no changes and exit, and closed adept.

But the lightning bolt adept update notice was still in the taskbar, So i ran it again. same thing....when i tried to see what would happen when uninstalling the dvd+rw tools, it then offered to remove kubuntu, ubuntu and xubuntu desktops

No idea why this is going on, and have disabled adept, an app i never really liked anyway (not compared to synaptic or good old apt-get) but no i dont trust at all.....am wondering if i would face the same problems if i ran an apt-get update and upgraded pkgs that it recommended? is the bug in dvd tools, or adept, or an apt get wide issue?? given im running dapper, i assume it has nothing to do with the beta quality of running something like fiesty......

i used to like and trust adept at least to advise me of updates, but now? any ideas whats going on?

[cantab]

Re: k3b

Apt-get will 'keep back' the package too. And then adept-notifier is slightly iffy and will have a go about it.

My answer is just ignore it, leave it as the old version.

[ianbennett]

Re: k3b

My problem is/was I needed "growisofs" which is in the DVD+rw-tools. However this would not install without genisoimage, which I could not find.
When I checked this morning, I noticed that the "required" package had changed from "genisoimage" to "mkisofs or genisoimage" so it is all good now.

[ianbennett]

Re: k3b

My problem is/was I needed "growisofs" which is in the DVD+rw-tools. However this would not install without genisoimage, which I could not find.
When I checked this morning, I noticed that the "required" package had changed from "genisoimage" to "mkisofs or genisoimage" so it is all good now.

[strikton]

Re: k3b

Great! Thanks for all the quick help. In the meantime, as predicted, the problem solved itself after running adept again.