[mythtv-users] Re: apt-get install mythtv-suite / E: Broken Packages

[Todd Bowman]

Dennis Hand wrote:

>  <m.geisterfer at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > At 2005/03/26 - 12:35 AM, you wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >I receive the following error message when I attempt to apt-get
> > >install mythtv-suite.
> > >
> > >[root at stumpy ~]# apt-get install mythtv-suite
> > >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:
> > >
> > >The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > mythtv-suite: Depends: mythvideo (>= 0.17) but it is not going to be
> > > installed
> > > Depends: mythmkmovie (>= 1.0.1) but it is not going to
> > >be installed
> > >E: Broken packages
> > >
> > >I've verified my /etc/apt/sources.list file to make sure there is no
> > >kde-redhat references[root at stumpy ~]# apt-get install mythtv-suite
> > >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:
> > >
> > >The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > mythtv-suite: Depends: mythvideo (>= 0.17) but it is not going to be
> > > installed
> > > Depends: mythmkmovie (>= 1.0.1) but it is not going to
> > >be installed
> > >E: Broken packages
> > >
> > >I've googled around a bit and checked several links in gossamer
> > >threads. This seems to be a frequently asked question, but I still
> > >cannot find a suitable solution. Here's what I've tried:
> > >
> > >1. Ensure that kde-redhat is removed from /etc/apt/sources.list
> > >2 (a). rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__*
> > > (b). rpm -vv --rebuilddb
> > >3. apt-get update
> > >4. atp-get dist-upgrade
> > >5. apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true install mythtv-suite
> > >6. Change from at-stable to at-testing, and apt-get update
> > >
> > >All of these yielded the same error message. In this thread
> > 
> >(http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/53184?search_string=apt-get%20install%20mythtv-suite;#53184) 
>
> > >Nathan says that he started over. Do I just need to start over again?
> > >
> > >Here's the rest of the information:
> > >
> > >All-in one system
> > >Fedora Core 3
> > >i686 arch
> > >Jarod's install guide
> > >PVR-350
> > >
> > >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Matt.
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> >
> > Matt, you're not the only one having the problem.
> > Fresh install, FC3, same error.
> >
> > Have you found a workaround, without the fresh install or compiling 
> from
> > source?
> >
> > Mike G.
> >
>
> >After hosing my system earlier today, I'm now working on a rebuild.
> >I'm running into the exact same issue stated above. I'm going to
> >attempt to force an install of the mythtv-suite. Wish me luck.
> >Please respond if anyone has found a solution.
> >Thanks.
> >Garry
>  
> All you need to do is apt-get install mplayer manually and then do a
> apt-get install mythtv-suite and all will be good.
>  
> Dennis

That didn't work for me.  mplayer needed libXvMC.  Once I installed a 
XvMC package for my Unichrome video chipset everything worked ok.  I 
suspect mplayer may have been updated.