[mythtv-users] Re: installation failing with apt-get

[Axel Thimm]

On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 09:18:42AM -0300, Capriotti wrote:
> One thing that I forgot to mention: the very last line after the
> atp-get install mythtv-suite
> reads:
> 
> E: Broken packges

This means there is a problem in your setup, e.g. you (un)installed
something by force like with --nodeps.

You trimmed the interesting part though, so nothing more can be said :(

> On another note, I was fiddling with synaptic and found the mythtv-suite 
> option to be present there. Trying to add it generated several "strange 
> things are going on in the world" messages on the console. Yet, it 
> installed a bunch of things (codecs, mplayer, skins, infrared remote 
> control, etc), but never mentioned one single package about mythtv.
> 
> Finished the installation of this support stuff, I went back to synaptic 
> and checked for the mythtv-suite again, and it was not installed. Under the 
> dependencies tab, all of the mythtv modules were red (indicating broken 
> packages) and the last 3 in black. mysql-server, mysql (both from the 
> original RH9 install) and atrpms.
> 
> I really think  there is something wrong with the repositories.

Probably something is wrong with your apt setup. Try fixing that, or
get the rpms manually and install them.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
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