libshell-perl : Depends: perl but it is not going to be installed

Colin Law clanlaw at googlemail.com
Wed Nov 27 20:26:40 UTC 2013


On 27 November 2013 17:33, oxy <oxyopes at googlemail.com> wrote:

Please don't top post, it makes it difficult to follow the thread.  Thanks.

>> sudo apt-get install -f libshell-perl

That is not actually what I suggested, I suggested
sudo apt-get install -f
I don't know what the effect of adding a package name on the end might be.

What does that command show?

Also, how did you install perl?

Colin


>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> no, problem persists. I'm using perl 5, version 14, subversion 2
>
> On 11/27/13, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 27 November 2013 16:56, oxy <oxyopes at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> i have perl installed and running in my ubu 12.04.
>>> But cannot install  libshell-perl. Pls see code bellow:
>>>
>>> #----------------- start code --------------------
>>> prompt> sudo apt-get install libshell-perl
>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>> Building dependency tree
>>> Reading state information... Done
>>> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
>>> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
>>> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
>>> or been moved out of Incoming.
>>> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>>>
>>> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>>>  libshell-perl : Depends: perl but it is not going to be installed
>>> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>>> #------------------ end of code -------------------------------
>>>
>>> Any idea? Must be happening in other ubus 12.04 as well
>>> but google doesnt find any  :-/
>>
>> Try
>> sudo apt-get install -f
>> that may fix things, report back if it shows errors.
>> then
>> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>> see if it shows any errors or anything unusual.
>>
>> Colin
>>
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