I can't apt-get kde

[mis]

I swear I have tried 1000 times and it says package not found everytime. Oh except for once when I did apt-get task-kde, that gets me PAGES of dependency errors. And I tried to apt-get about 10 of them and they all required something else. I would of gotten drunk trying to figure out what order to get things. I found craig's monster list and added this

deb http://kde.tdyc.com/ potato kde2

I also have the deb-src in there but that gives errors during update so I commented it out. What is wrong? I have read every post and gone to kdes site and debians and nothing.

Thanks,
Mis

[rod]

What version of Debian are you using now, have you upgraded to testing or unstable?

You may want to post your sources.list.

You were right using the command apt-get install task-kde

Regards,
Rod

[mis]

Originally posted by rod:
What version of Debian are you using now, have you upgraded to testing or unstable?


You may want to post your sources.list.


You were right using the command apt-get install task-kde

How do I cut and paste it here?

Regards,
Rod

[Tyr-7BE]

You're probably gonna want to find out where kde keeps their .deb files (probably ftp.kde.something), and add it to your sources.list file. That's the best way to go about getting the most recent things.
And quite honestly I've never heard of apt-get giving dependency errors unless it's an absolute impossibility (ie, KDE needs something like libc2.2, and you have libc1.2 and the majority of your OS is dependent on it). From your previous posts, it sounds like apt doesn't do that for you.
Example: when I apt-got apache, I typed "apt-get install apache" and it said "The following packages will be installed: apache, lib-apache " And it proceeded to install those two packages. Try running "apt-get install apt" and see if that does anything. Also, in your sources.list do you have stable, unstable, testing, or combinations? I'd recommend going with at least stable and testing...the WORST it will give you is a quirky program. I've had wonderous luck with unstable as well, even though it's deemed dangerous to use. Try apt-getting apt and see if it will upgrade apt for you.

<edit> I just took a look at that link...it seems that all you'll need as far as all that other stuff goes is the "main" option. Do you know about dselect? Type "dselect" at the command prompt (if the command isn't found, apt-get install dselect :D). It takes you to a console front-end for dpkg, similar to apt. Take a look around and see if it helps any. "+" adds a package to be downloaded, "-" removes a package to be downloaded, and "/" searches the list for a string (eg "/kde" would search the list for the next string containing "kde"). If there are dependency problems, it will tell you and present you with possible solutions.

[ 28 March 2001: Message edited by: Tyr-7BE ]

[mis]

Originally posted by Tyr-7BE:
You're probably gonna want to find out where kde keeps their .deb files (probably ftp.kde.something), and add it to your sources.list file. That's the best way to go about getting the most recent things.
And quite honestly I've never heard of apt-get giving dependency errors unless it's an absolute impossibility (ie, KDE needs something like libc2.2, and you have libc1.2 and the majority of your OS is dependent on it). From your previous posts, it sounds like apt doesn't do that for you.
Example: when I apt-got apache, I typed "apt-get install apache" and it said "The following packages will be installed: apache, lib-apache " And it proceeded to install those two packages. Try running "apt-get install apt" and see if that does anything. Also, in your sources.list do you have stable, unstable, testing, or combinations? I'd recommend going with at least stable and testing...the WORST it will give you is a quirky program. I've had wonderous luck with unstable as well, even though it's deemed dangerous to use. Try apt-getting apt and see if it will upgrade apt for you.

I just did it again to be sure

apt-get install task-kde

It says it depends on kdebase and it will not be installed and the same for kdelisa.
I try to get kdebase and klisa first and it says that it

OHHHH I just tried and it is fetching kdebase. YEA for whoever waved their magic wand. BRB.

Thanks yall,
Mis

[rod]

Just curious mis,

After adding the new entry to your sources.list, did you run apt-get update before using apt-get install task-kde?

You need to do that so apt knows what is availible.

Regards,
Rod

[mis]

OK I toasted it good last night. To the point of a reinstall tonight. While it was doing it's thing for kdebase I got tons of errors so in my moment of briliance I did apt-get -f upgrade, boy was that a bad idea. Now no X or any of the xlibs. I can't rm or ls but I can cp??? Oh well with everything I have done trying to go it to install KDE and Helix (can't remember the new name) I probably need to reinstall to clean up things. Going to d/l the second disk this time too. Oh well I will prevail. And I can still say DEBIAN ROCKS !!!

[sans-hubris]

try these:

deb http://kde.tdyc.com/ potato main crypto optional qt1apps
deb-src http://kde.tdyc.com/ potato main crypto optional qt1apps
# kde alternate sites (just in case the above don't work)
#deb http://kde.rap.ucar.edu/ potato main crypto optional qt1apps
#deb-src http://kde.rap.ucar.edu/ potato main crypto optional qt1apps


Also, I think woody has KDE2 as well. You might want to try that.

[ 29 March 2001: Message edited by: ndogg ]

[ 29 March 2001: Message edited by: ndogg ]