apt problems (?)

[David J Patrick]

Tim Writer wrote:

>I'm guessing that it wants to remove a ton of stuff.  You can try fixing the
>dependency on libxv1 by installing it.
>
Well Tim, I'm starting to feel a bit thick,
I'm not entirely sure what your telling me to do, but I'll post the 
output, as it will probably make more sense to you than me.

>  Just grab (using a browser, wget,
>etc.) the libxv1 deb and install it with dpkg.  You can use:
>
>    apt-cache show libxv1
>  
>
root-FHL3x92oaS0 at public.gmane.org:/mnt/hda8/djp# apt-cache show libxv1
Package: libxv1
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 288
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x-0aAXYlwwYIJuHlm7Suoebg at public.gmane.org>
Architecture: i386
Source: xfree86
Version: 4.3.0-7
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)
Filename: pool/main/x/xfree86/libxv1_4.3.0-7_i386.deb
Size: 131366
MD5sum: 352f8b5e702e0dfd73db5cf95d2b5191
Description: ---===snip===---

Package: libxv1
Status: install ok not-installed          <----------- what the .. ?? 
status = crazy, no ?
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Version: 4.3.0-7

>to find a URL (relative to the top of the Debian repository) for libxv1.  Try
>to grab a version of libxv1 that's closest to the version libarts1-mpeglib,
>libarts1-xine, and mpeglib need.  Use:
>
>    dpkg -s libarts1-mpeglib
>  
>
root-FHL3x92oaS0 at public.gmane.org:/mnt/hda8/djp# dpkg -s libarts1-mpeglib
Package: libarts1-mpeglib
Status: install ok unpacked
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1040
Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde-0aAXYlwwYIJuHlm7Suoebg at public.gmane.org>
Source: kdemultimedia
Version: 4:3.2.1-1
Replaces: libarts-mpeglib (<< 4:3.0.0)
Depends: libarts1 (>= 1.2.1), libartsc0 (>= 1.2.1), libasound2 (>> 
1.0.2), libaudio2, libaudiofile0 (>= 0.2.3-4), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), 
libcdparanoia0 (>= 3a9.8-11), libesd0 (>= 0.2.29-1) | libesd-alsa0 (>= 
0.2.29-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.2-1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.2.3), libmad0 (>= 
0.15.0b), libogg0 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.2-1), libvorbis0a (>= 
1.0.1), libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.0.1), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 
| xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxine1 (>= 1-rc3a), libxt6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), 
libxv1, mpeglib (>= 4:3.2.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1)
Conflicts: libarts-mpeglib (<< 4:3.0.0)
Description: ---===snip===---


>    dpkg -s libarts1-xine
>  
>
root-FHL3x92oaS0 at public.gmane.org:/mnt/hda8/djp# dpkg -s libarts1-xine
Package: libarts1-xine
Status: install ok unpacked
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 192
Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde-0aAXYlwwYIJuHlm7Suoebg at public.gmane.org>
Source: kdemultimedia
Version: 4:3.2.1-1
Depends: kdelibs4 (>= 4:3.2.1), libart-2.0-2 (>= 2.3.8), libarts1 (>= 
1.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.2-1), libice6 | xlibs 
(>> 4.1.0), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.5.0-4), libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.2.3), 
libsm6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.2-1), libx11-6 | xlibs 
(>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxine1 (>= 1-rc3a), 
libxrender1, libxv1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1)
Description: ---===snip===---

>    dpkg -s mpeglib
>  
>
root-FHL3x92oaS0 at public.gmane.org:/mnt/hda8/djp# dpkg -s mpeglib
Package: mpeglib
Status: install ok unpacked
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 724
Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <debian-qt-kde-0aAXYlwwYIJuHlm7Suoebg at public.gmane.org>
Source: kdemultimedia
Version: 4:3.2.1-1
Depends: kdelibs4 (>= 4:3.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libcdparanoia0 
(>= 3a9.8-11), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.3.2-1), libogg0 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++5 
(>= 1:3.3.2-1), libvorbis0a (>= 1.0.1), libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.0.1), 
libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxine1 (>= 
1-rc3a), libxv1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1)
Recommends: libarts1-mpeglib
Description: ---===snip===---

>to show the dependencies for each of these packages.
>  
>
yeah, sure does.. aw man, my head's swimmin'
thanks for looking at this mess. I'm sure it's some dumb thing..
djp

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