Software Installation Pains

[Andrew Farris]

On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 10:50 -0600, Edwin McGuire wrote:
[snip]
> /media/DAD'S THUMB/Linux/Wine/wine-dbg_1.1.26~winehq1-1_i386.deb
> If I Click on a file then package installer window opens then status
> says 
> 
> "Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: wine (= 1.1.26~winehq1-1)"
> 

You're getting this error on this package, because its a package of
debugging symbols (i.e. to help developers debugging code), not the
actual wine package itself.  hence why it complains about wine not being
there.

> Plus same here.
> 
> /media/DAD'S THUMB/Linux/modem/wvdial_1.60.1+nmu2_i386.deb
> 
> "Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libuniconf4.4"

ah... the gates to dependency hell.  Trying to install software like
this generally isn't advisable, unless the packages are relatively
self-contained (and you're sure of it), or you really enjoy doing things
the hard way.  

easy solution? get your compy hooked up to the internet for a little
bit, so you can install these programs from synaptic (and let it take
care of the dependencies for you).  Or, you can order a set of
repository disks from online someplace...which will also solve your
issues if you don't have internet.  Unfortunately you'll have to hunt
for that one, because I couldn't find any :( srry.  I know the install
CD has /some/ packages on it, but it may not have all of what you need
(to try anyway, add the cd as a repo source py poking it in the drive,
go to "System > Administration > Software sources" and make sure it's
listed under the 'installable from cd/dvd' section. if it is, then
search in the package manager and try installing things...)


hard-er way? go to http://packages.ubuntu.com/, search for the things
you want to download, and check their dependency list (and subsequently
download the packages that they depend on).  I think that when you try
to install the packages you want(i.e. the ones you already have), it
tells you which packages you need... unfortunately this isn't the end of
the packages you actually do need in a lot of instances (hence the term
dependency hell).

hope thats helpful


-- 
Andrew
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