[Bug 424771] [NEW] Gnome has Broken packages in Karmic

[Leo Iannacone]

Public bug reported:

gnome meta package depends on gnome-desktop-environment.
gnome-desktop-environment depends on fast-user-switch-applet.

fast-user-switch-applet is not present in the repos.


sudo apt-get install gnome
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:
  gnome: Depends: gnome-desktop-environment (= 1:2.22.2~4ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages


sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment 
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:
  gnome-desktop-environment: Depends: fast-user-switch-applet (>= 2.22.0) but it is not installable
                             Recommends: fam but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages


sudo apt-get install fast-user-switch-applet
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package fast-user-switch-applet 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
However the following packages replace it:
  gdm
E: Package fast-user-switch-applet has no installation candidate


apt-cache madison gnome
gnome | 1:2.22.2~4ubuntu6 | http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
meta-gnome2 | 1:2.22.2~4ubuntu6 | http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources


apt-cache madison gnome-desktop-environment
gnome-desktop-environment | 1:2.22.2~4ubuntu6 | http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
meta-gnome2 | 1:2.22.2~4ubuntu6 | http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources

** Affects: meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Gnome has Broken packages in Karmic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424771
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