Evolution??

[Milhouse]

Just out of curiousity has anyone had trouble installing evolution?? I've tried two seperate installations and both don't work. I've read about needing the libs for wombat, but my problem happens right at the apt-get stage:


Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
evolution: Depends: libcamel0 (= 1.0.5-1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcamel0 (>= 1.0.5) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgal19 (>= 0.19.2) but it is not installable
E: Sorry, broken packages


has anyone has similar problems?

[aay]

Try this:

apt-get install evolution/unstable

If that doesn't work, then try this:

apt-get -t unstable install evolution

The first option tries to install evolution from unstable, but doesn't necessarily try to install dependencies from there.

The second option will install it from unstable and grab dependencies from unstable.

Most likely either of these options won't cause you any problems but if you want to simulate what will happen before you install you can do this.

apt-get -s install evolution/unstable

or

apt-get -s -t unstable install evolution

Let us know how it goes.

Adam

[Milhouse]

apt-get -s install evolution/unstable

This worked... the other option to just get evolution from unstable still resulted in errors... thank you very much for your help... I'm a bit new to apt-get so I'm shakey on the particulars of it ;-) (although I'm absolutely loving how much better life is without RedHat's dependancy hell)

[aay]

Glad to be of help. You sure the the command you listed was the one that worked though? That should have only simulated an install. I was thinking that "apt-get -t unstable install evolution" would have been the ticked.

If you want to aquaint yourself a bit more with how to use apt-get, you should check out a recent post on the forums which you you can locate here:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2638#12439
You want to especially read up on the link that
RockMumbles provides.

And yes once you learn how to use apt-get it beats the pants off of the updating methods that accompany other distros (imho). The only way I can use Red Hat without going mad is to install apt4rpm, but even so the repositories aren't set up as well as Debian's.

[slak]

I'm also interested in using evolution. However while trying to apt-get it, I goofed.

I ran "apt-get install evolution" and when trying to run evolution i get "Cannot initialize the Ximian Evolution shell: Configuration Database not found"

so... I came and found your suggestion of installing the unstable.
when attempting "apt-get -t unstable install evolution" i receive this error message:

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... 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.

Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
evolution: Depends: libgnome-pilot1 (>= 0.1.70) but 0.1.64-1 is to be installed
E: Sorry, broken packages

So... hehe I tried uninstalling libgnome-pilot 0.1.64 and apt-get unstable libgnome-pilot1. It reinstalls libgnome-pilot1 0.1.64.

any suggestions? would completely uninstalling all packages installed with evolution and starting over help? if so, how would I accomplish that?

Thanks!

[aay]

Try this.

apt-get -s remove --purge evolution |less

(the -s option will simulate the removal and tell you exactly what the effects of dong this will be and the purge option will ensure that not only are the evolution files and configurations removed but deleted from your system)

Assuming all went well in the simulation then:

apt-get remove --purge evolution


Then.

apt-get -s -t unstable install evolution

And if all is fine with that simulation then:

apt-get -t unstable install evolution

If this doesn't help, then check out this post

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2343#10991

[slak]

The post you linked solved my problem! Thanks!

[killa]

Thank you for that post.... I tried the
apt-get -s -t unstable install evolution

That worked perfect for me!!!!
I was lost with out Evolution :lol:

[qa1433]

I am confused. How can using apt-get -s -t unstable install evolution install the app. I am a noob, but
I was under the impression that the -s option was just a check a simulation to see what will happen before you actually install the app, and not a actual installer.

Can i get clarification to the above command?
Thanks in advance,
paul. 8)

[killa]

Sorry about that I posted the wrong command.
The command i used for Evolution was:
apt-get -t unstable install evolution

Also i use
apt-get -t unstable install gnome
to install Gnome.... Gnome was giving me same amount of depns as evolution did...... now it is installed :D


apt-get is amazing :D :D :D
thanks for the intell aay

[qa1433]

killa,
Thanks for the update. :lol:

I will give it a try when I get home from work!
paul 8)

[qa1433]

All these cpmmands don't seem to work for me. :
Below are the errors I get! :cry


root@Juarez:~# apt-get -t unstable install evolution
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
alsa-base: Depends: alsa-utils but it is not going to be installed
alsaconf: Depends: alsa-utils but it is not going to be installed
evolution: Depends: gtkhtml3.0 (>= 3.0.4) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libasn1-6-heimdal (>= 0.5.2-2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libbonobo2-0 (>= 2.2.3) but 2.2.1-1 is to be installed
Depends: libbonoboui2-0 (>= 2.2.2) but 2.2.0.1-2 is to be installed
Depends: libcomerr1-kerberos4kth (>= 1.2.2-3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libdb3 (>= 3.2.9-18) but 3.2.9-17 is to be installed
Depends: libfontconfig1 (>= 2.2.1) but 2.2.0-2 is to be installed
Depends: libgail-common (>= 1.2.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgail17 (>= 1.2.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgal2.0-3 (>= 1.99.7) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.2.2) but 2.2.1-3 is to be installed
Depends: libgnome-pilot2 (>= 2.0.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgssapi1-heimdal (>= 0.5.2-2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libgtkhtml3.0-2 (>= 3.0.5) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libkrb-1-kerberos4kth (>= 1.2.2-3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libkrb5-17-heimdal (>= 0.5.2-2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpisync0 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libpopt0 (>= 1.7) but 1.6.4-2 is to be installed
Depends: libroken16-kerberos4kth (>= 1.2.2-3) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libsoup2.0-0 (>= 1.99.22) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.5.7-1) but 2.5.6-2 is to be installed
Depends: libgal2.0-common but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
root@Juarez:~# apt-get -t unstable alsa-utils
E: Invalid operation alsa-utils
root@Juarez:~# alsa-utils
bash: alsa-utils: command not found
root@Juarez:~# apt-get -t unstable alsa-utils install
E: Invalid operation alsa-utils
root@Juarez:~# apt-get -t unstable install gnome
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
alsa-base: Depends: alsa-utils but it is not going to be installed
alsaconf: Depends: alsa-utils but it is not going to be installed
gnome: Depends: gnome-core (= 30) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: bug-buddy (>= 2.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gconf-editor but it is not going to be installed
Depends: evolution but it is not going to be installed or
balsa but it is not going to be installed
Depends: epiphany-browser but it is not going to be installed or
galeon
Depends: gnucash but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xscreensaver-gnome
Depends: pan but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-gv but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
root@Juarez:~# apt-get -f install
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
alsa-utils
Suggested packages:
alsadriver
The following NEW packages will be installed:
alsa-utils
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 72 not upgraded.
17 packages not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/85.4kB of archives.
After unpacking 229kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 110227 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking alsa-utils (from .../alsa-utils_0.9.3-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/alsa-utils_0.9.3-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/alsamixer', which is also in package knx-alsa
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/alsa-utils_0.9.3-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@Juarez:~#

What do I have todo next? :?:
Thanks in advance for the help,
paul 8)
P.S. The ver. of Knoppix installed on my hard drive is - 3.2., 6-6-2003

[Stephen]

What do I have todo next? :?:
Thanks in advance for the help,
paul 8)
P.S. The ver. of Knoppix installed on my hard drive is - 3.2., 6-6-2003

Try putting a -u in the command to tell apt to upgrade to new packages.

[David Douthitt]

Try this:

apt-get install evolution/unstable
Will this work in apt-rpm? I looked at the manpage for apt-get and it didn't say - that I could tell, anyway.

It's listed as apt version 0.5.4.

PS: Evolution was in Knoppix 3.2, but not in 3.3. Is that correct? Bummer....

[aay]

Try this:

apt-get install evolution/unstable
Will this work in apt-rpm?

You mean apt4rpm? I don't really know much about apt4rpm, but I'm not sure that this will work since apt rpm repositories are not necessairly set up like Debian with stable, testing, and unstable brances. I could be wrong though. Give it a try with the -s option and see what happens. I assume you are doing this this with redhat, fedora, or mdk.



PS: Evolution was in Knoppix 3.2, but not in 3.3. Is that correct? Bummer....

Well from what I understand it was too much to include all the Gnome2 dependencies to make it work and fit w/in the 700mb limit of Knoppix. There are other live distros that include it and it can easily be installed once you do a hd install and have more space.