[lubuntu-devel] Lu 20.04 has "error" return--package dependencies unmet needs, etc. && a PPC video issue

[Fritz Hudnut]

Folks:

Tried running apt update/dist-upgrade in GUI console, showing "220 packages
to upgrade" . . . partway through it errored out showing "sub-process
/usr/bin/dpkg returned error code (1) . . .   tried to run -f install and
that also errored out showing "qtermwidget5-0" as the problem package.
Tried Muon package, but it didn't seem to have a "fix broken packages"
feature like Synaptic does, went to Synaptic, clicked "fix dependencies"
and a milli-second later it said "problem solved" . . . so I figured it
wasn't.  Clicked on the "Broken" filter and it showed the "qtermwidget5-0"
package with a red box, I clicked to "reinstall" and the entire line
flashed "red"??  Checking "remove" showed three packages would be removed
with it, "lubuntu-desktop, lxqt-core, qterminal" so I figured better to NOT
remove.  Quit Synaptic.

Back in terminal I tried to "autoremove" but it also errors out . . . so
unless using Synaptic to "remove" all of those packages is the best way to
go, then seems like we are stuck.  A number of "report this problem"
windows opened and I sent them off already.
[code] sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for non-2:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
required:
  fonts-hack-ttf libiptc0 libpython3.7 libpython3.7-minimal
  libpython3.7-stdlib qtermwidget-l10n
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  qtermwidget5-data
The following packages will be upgraded:
  qtermwidget5-data
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
202 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/19.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 54.3 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 281756 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../qtermwidget5-data_0.14.1-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking qtermwidget5-data (0.14.1-3) over (0.14.1-0ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/qtermwidget5-data_0.14.1-3_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite
'/usr/share/qtermwidget5/translations/qtermwidget_ca.qm', which is also in
package qtermwidget-l10n 0.14.1-0ubuntu3
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/qtermwidget5-data_0.14.1-3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
non-2 at non-2-pc:~$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libqtermwidget5-0 : Depends: qtermwidget5-data (= 0.14.1-3) but
0.14.1-0ubuntu3 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or
specify a solution). [/code]

While posting here, I've been having a problem with my olde Powermac3,1
Sawtooth that was having problems running display over 45 mins, so I got a
newer Radeon card from OWC that was the same connection type as the
previous card, a little bit "faster" . . . but after doing that the ubuntu
16.04 system shows splash, cursor, but then goes to black screen.  I found
some post about trying to find what driver is running, but it shows nothing
in TTY . . . did a "grep | vga" type command, came back blank.  Then I
tried booting up a few different PPC 16.04 live DVD and USB drives, and
more or less the same deal, can see a short dmesg, splash, cursor, then
black.  I tried "live" "video=ofonly" and "live video=ofonly
radeon.agpmode=1" (which used to work on my olde iBook with radeon card) .
. . but so far linux is not dropping into GUI??  Over in OSX 10.5 computer
boots up and runs the display just fine, 16.04 isn't.  I even have a DVD of
U-MATE 17.04 hoping to get to "rescue" or "recovery" . . . but none of
those options show, I get the Yaboot window, pick "L" then either "return"
or the various "live" options, but all go to black.  Anything else to try?
No rush on this one, just been trying to get this going beyond a TTY for
months now . . . continued failure to recognize the new card . . . .

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