handling dependencies

[maxim wexler]

> I'm not sure this'll work, but try explicitly
> removing gpsim with
> 'apt-get remove gpsim', then try the 'apt-get -f
> install' to fix up any
> remaining damage. Also get a net connection (can
> you?) and apt-get
> update, then apt-get install gpsim to get the Breezy
> version.

booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get remove gpsim
Password:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package gpsim is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
upgraded.
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)W: Couldn't stat
source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com
breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/universe
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these
problems

And to recap:

booyah at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install gpsim
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package gpsim is not available, but is referred to by
another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been
obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)W: Couldn't stat
source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com
breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/universe
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these
problems
E: Package gpsim has no installation candidate
booyah at ubuntu:~$


> 
> Also, try to work out how you've got into this state
> of mixing Breezy
> and Dapper packages - this may not be the only
> problem.

How I got into this state? Lessee, couldn't use
apt-get so I downloaded gpsim_0.20.14-7.3_i386.deb and
did dpkg -i which resulted in all those dep problems.

And whenever I start synaptic a Warning! box opens:

W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com breezy-updates/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/universe Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/multiverse Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/restricted
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list
http://security.ubuntu.com breezy-security/universe
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)

Hmm, a good candidate for the "rest of the problem"?

In synaptic I found gpsim listed under 'uninstalled'
and marked it for install and got this error box(red
circle- white line through it):

gpsim:

Package gpsim has no available version, but exists in
the database.
This typically means that the package was mentioned in
a dependency and never uploaded, has been obsoleted or
is not available with the contents of sources.list

Sorry for all the verbosity, didn't know what to leave
out ;)

I'll try apt-get update. How does that differ, if at
all, from using synaptic?

BTW, I'm on a verrrry slow dialup that maxes out at
2.9k/s, one of the hazards of country living.

-Maxim






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