kde4 rc2 install dependency (package breaking) problems

[Guest]

I tried to install a KDE4 beta a while ago, but it never really worked properly (I could log in but had no taskbar, and everything crashed a lot). Now that rc2 was released I thought I'd give it another go, so I followed the instructions but adept failed and lots of kde4 packages were listed as broken. Using apt-get to find more info about what the problem was gave me this:

apt-get install --fix-missing

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run ‘apt-get -f install’ to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 dolphin-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kappfinder-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kdebase-bin-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kdebase-runtime: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen (>= 4:3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3) but it is not installed
 kdebase-runtime-bin: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kdebase-workspace-bin: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kdepasswd-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kfind-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 klipper-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 konqueror-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 konqueror-nsplugins-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 konsole-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 ksysguard-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kwin-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 kwrite-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 libkonq5: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 libplasma1: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
 systemsettings-kde4: Depends: kde-icons-oxygen but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

apt-get -f install
[....]
Unpacking kde-icons-oxygen (from .../kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/actions/kscd-dock.png', which is also in package kde4multimedia-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

So it seems that kde4multimedia-data is casuing problems, but when I try to remove it with 'apt-get remove kde4multimedia-data' I get the above eror about unmet dependencies for that long list of packages. When I try to remove kde4multimedia-data with adept manager it lists 43 packages to be removed as a result, including kdm, kdesktop, konqueror, kubuntu-desktop, amarok, digikam, kmail etc (in other words, lots of packages that I would prefer to still have installed by the time I finish!)

Looking at the list of installed files, it installs into /usr/lib/kde4/share... and /usr/share/doc/kde4multimedia-data... so I don't quite understand why such a long list of packages gets marked for removal along with it.

So if anyone has any idea how to proceed (how to install kde-icons-oxygen which hopefully will allow the rest of the kde4 rc2 install to complete) then please let me know, I've run out of ideas!!

In case it helps:
kde4multimedia is not installed
kde4multimedia-dev is not installed
but kde4multimedia-data is installed.

thanks a lot, Matt

[Rog131]

Re: kde4 rc2 install dependency (package breaking) problems

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/actions/kscd-dock.png', which is also in package kde4multimedia-data

Maybe it is this (from http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde4-rc2.php):

Remove previous KDE 4 packages, they are not compatible

Removing old packages:
Topic: KDE4 rc2
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089538.0

sudo apt-get remove kdelibs5

and

sudo apt-get autoremove

After this it is good to check, if there still are old packages:
- Use Synaptic package manager (Search - Look in: Version)
- In the konsole:

apt-show-versions | grep 3.94

I think that KDE 4 beta 3 was 3.94 (?)
Topic: KDE 4 Beta 3 Majorly Broken
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087839.0

About apt-show-versions:

Package: apt-show-versions

Description: lists available package versions with distribution
apt-show-versions parses the dpkg status file and the APT lists for
the installed and available package versions and distribution and
shows upgrade options within the specific distribution of the selected
package.
.
This is really useful if you have a mixed stable/testing environment
and want to list all packages which are from testing and can be
upgraded in testing.

Using force.

You can force packages. BUT !! as said in the dpkg man file:

Warning: These options are mostly intended to be used by experts only. Using them without fully understanding their effects may break your whole system.

So before you use force: man dpkg or/and man:dpkg (konqueror)

If the only problem is:

trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/actions/kscd-dock.png', which is also in package kde4multimedia-data

then i think that it is safe to use force (user discreation advised !).

=> Using force (example):

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.97.0-1ubuntu3~gutsy1~ppa3_all.deb

--force-things | --no-force-things | --refuse-things
Force or refuse (no-force and refuse mean the same thing) to do some things. things is a comma separated list of things specified below. --force-help displays a message describing them. Things marked with (*) are forced by default.
Warning: These options are mostly intended to be used by experts only. Using them without fully understanding their effects may break your whole system.

all: Turns on (or off) all force options.