Dependency problems - part 2

[Nils Kassube]

Phil wrote:
> On 22/05/13 20:38, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > Phil wrote:
> >> phil at Asus:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install netcat
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> >> E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages
> >> (or
> >> specify a solution).
> > 
> > Well, did you try what the error message suggested? That would be
> > 
> > sudo apt-get -f install
> > 
> > and then try to install netcat again.
> > 
> >> If I attempt to install mplayer, for example, then the dependency
> >> list is quite a lot longer.
> > 
> > I suppose that should be fixed after the "sudo apt-get -f install"
> > as
> > well.
> 
> Thanks again for your reply, the -f switch didn't help.

Please post the error message you get from the command

sudo apt-get -f install

otherwise it is difficult to find a solution.


Nils