Reposting with subject line more indicative of problem.
Recently PCLinuxOS 2007 had a very large update to get ready for PCLOS 2009.
(PCLinuxOS has rolling updates). Using Synaptic, the update stalled. It
appears to me that the problem may be that it is downloading almost a Gb of
data into 512 MB of RAM. (1) The results from Synaptic are consistent and
reproduceable.
So I repeated the update using aptitude. (2) I hoped to find a way to split
the download into smaller chunks. (Other than going through Synaptic twice
removing some 400 ticks/ 200 ticks.)
The results from this are slightly less consistent in that I have succeeded in
dealing with a few of the dependencies manually. And it no longer says that
it is trying to install some 600+ packages (all listed by name) and now only
tells me why it can't install them.
Is there a viable way out of this? In particular, what ought I to be doing
about all those virtual packages?
TIA
Lisi
1) Synaptic
SUMMARY
156 new packages will be installed
631 packages will be upgraded
31 packages will be removed
178 MB of extra space will be freed
989 MB will be downloaded
Downloading package files
The package files will be cached locally for installation
It starts to install. Then nothing. Synaptic returns to its previous state
with "apply" still green highlighted.
2) aptitude
[root@Dunhurst lisi]# aptitude update
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/main pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/main release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/extra pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/extra release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/nonfree pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/nonfree release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/kde pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/kde release
Reading Package Lists... Done
[root@Dunhurst lisi]# aptitude upgrade
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xine-image: Depends: libcdt.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgraph.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgvc.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libjbig.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpathplan.so.4 which is a virtual package.
syslinux: Depends: perl(Crypt::PasswdMD5) which is a virtual package.
hwdb-clients: Depends: perl(printer::detect) which is a virtual package.
kdebase: Depends: libbeagle.so.1 which is a virtual package.
vim-enhanced: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
drakxtools: Depends: printerdrake (>= 1.6.8) but it is not installable
Depends: drak3d (>= 1.15) but it is not installable
Depends: drakbackup (>= 0.17) but it is not installable
Depends: drakx-kbd-mouse-x11 (>= 0.57) but it is not installable
Depends: drakx-net (>= 0.33) but it is not installable
ntfsprogs-gnomevfs: Depends: libntfs.so.10 which is a virtual package.
userdrake: Depends: transfugdrake but it is not installable
Depends: perl(transfugdrake) which is a virtual package.
audacious-plugins: Depends: libmtp.so.8 which is a virtual package.
udev: Depends: libvolume_id.so.1 which is a virtual package.
x11-driver-video: Depends: x11-driver-video-amd but it is not installable
Depends: x11-driver-video-radeonhd but it is not
installable
Depends: x11-driver-video-viaarena but it is not
installable
alsaconf: Depends: whiptail which is a virtual package.
pciutils: Depends: pciids but it is not installable
Depends: libpci.so.3 which is a virtual package.
vim-X11: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
amarok: Depends: libmtp8 (>= 0.3.0) but it is not installable
Depends: libmtp.so.8 which is a virtual package.
linuxwacom: Obsoletes: libwacom0 (< 0.8.2) but 0.7.4_2-4pclos2007 is
installed.
libavahi-client3-devel: Depends: libavahi-client3 (=
0.6.16-4pclos2007) but 0.6.23-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
libMagick10.4.0: Depends: libcdt.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgraph.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgvc.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libjbig.so.0 which is a virtual package.
kdeedu: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
apt-common: Depends: libbeecrypt.so.7 which is a virtual package.
samba-server: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
libxi6-devel: Depends: libxi6 (= 1.1.2) but 1.1.3-1pclos2007 is to
be installed.
koffice: Depends: libcdt.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgraph.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgvc.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libjbig.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpathplan.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpoppler-qt.so.2 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpoppler.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
avidemux: Depends: avidemux-ui which is a virtual package.
util-linux: Depends: libconsolekit which is a virtual package.
Obsoletes: setarch (<= 2.0) but 2.0-4pclos2007 is installed.
libavahi-qt3_1-devel: Depends: libavahi-qt3_1 (= 0.6.16-4pclos2007)
but 0.6.23-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
mklivecd: Depends: dkms-lzma but it is not installable
Depends: dkms-squashfs-lzma but it is not installable
totem-common: Depends: python-gdata but it is not installable
Depends: libbaconvideowidget.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libcamel-1.2.so.14 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libedataserver-1.2.so.11 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgalago.so.3 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libtotem-plparser.so.12 which is a virtual package.
mencoder: Depends: libmpcdec.so.5 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libx264.so.60 which is a virtual package.
bootsplash: Depends: perl-Archive-Cpio but it is not installable
Depends: libgtk-linux-fb-2.0.so.0 which is a virtual package.
drakxtools-newt: Depends: perl(Curses::UI) which is a virtual package.
Depends: perl(mouse) which is a virtual package.
Depends: perl(network::network) which is a virtual package.
avahi: Depends: libavahi-core.so.5 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
clamd: Depends: libclamav4 (= 0.93.3) but it is not installable
Depends: libclamav4 (= 0.93.3) but it is not installable
Depends: libclamav.so.4 which is a virtual package.
printer-utils: Depends: lm1100 but it is not installable
Depends: lxcontrol but it is not installable
Depends: mtink but it is not installable
Depends: poster but it is not installable
Depends: z42tool but it is not installable
k3b: Depends: libmpcdec.so.5 which is a virtual package.
apt: Depends: libbeecrypt.so.7 which is a virtual package.
libatk1.0_0-devel: Depends: libatk1.0_0 (= 1.20.0) but
1.24.0-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
python-rpm: Depends: libbeecrypt.so.7 which is a virtual package.
hal: Depends: cryptsetup-luks which is a virtual package.
Depends: policykit but it is not installable
Depends: acl but it is not installable
Depends: policykit (>= 0.7) but it is not installable
Depends: libpci.so.3 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpolkit.so.2 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsmbios.so.1 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libvolume_id.so.1 which is a virtual package.
libxcb-devel: Depends: libpthread-stubs but it is not installable
pclinuxos-gfxboot-theme: Depends: perl-Archive-Cpio but it is not installable
ntp: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
rpm: Depends: libbeecrypt.so.7 which is a virtual package.
totem-gstreamer: Depends: libbaconvideowidget-gstreamer0 (=
2.24.3-2pclos2007) but it is not installable
vlc: Depends: libdca.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libswscale.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libx264.so.60 which is a virtual package.
ntfsprogs: Depends: libntfs.so.10 which is a virtual package.
rfbdrake: Depends: perl(keyboard) which is a virtual package.
synaptic: Depends: zenity but it is not installable
libwacom0: Depends: linuxwacom (= 0.7.4_2) but 0.8.2-1pclos2007 is
to be installed.
mkinitrd: Depends: nash (= 6.0.63-2pclos2007) but it is not installable
Depends: libbdevid.so.6.0.63 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libnash.so.6.0.63 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libparted-1.8.so.8 which is a virtual package.
cdrkit: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
drakwizard-base: Depends: perl(network::network) which is a virtual package.
drakx-finish-install: Depends: perl(network::network) which is a
virtual package.
libldetect0.7: Depends: pciids but it is not installable
Depends: libpci.so.3 which is a virtual package.
initscripts: Conflicts: suspend-scripts (< 1.27) but 1.26-1pclos2007
is installed.
Conflicts: libvolume_id0 (< 118-4) but 106-1pclos2007
is installed.
python-gobject: Depends: libpyglib-2.0.so.0 which is a virtual package.
dmsetup: Depends: libdevmapper-event.so.1.02 which is a virtual package.
ntp-client: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
cups-drivers: Depends: cups-drivers-lxx74 but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-magicolor2430dl but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-magicolor5430dl but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-magicolor5440dl but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-pegg but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-splix but it is not installable
Depends: mtink but it is not installable
openoffice.org-ooqstart: Depends: openoffice.org (=
2.3.1-1pclos2007) but 3.0-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
Depends: libcomphelp4gcc3.so which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libeggtray680li.so which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libfwe680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libi18nisolang1gcc3.so which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libj680li_g.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsb680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsfx680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsot680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsvl680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsvt680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libtk680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libtl680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libucbhelper4gcc3.so which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3 which
is a virtual package.
Depends: libuno_cppu.so.3 which is a virtual
package.
Depends: libuno_sal.so.3 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libutl680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libvcl680li.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libvos3gcc3.so which is a virtual package.
Depends: libxcr680li.so which is a virtual package.
suspend: Depends: libpci.so.3 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsplashycnf.so.1 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libsplashy.so.1 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libx86.so.1 which is a virtual package.
Obsoletes: wltool but 1.4.2-1pclos2007 is installed.
kernel-latest: Depends: kernel-2.6.26.8.tex3 but it is not installable
printer-filters: Depends: mscompress but it is not installable
Depends: c2050 but it is not installable
Depends: c2070 but it is not installable
Depends: cjet but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-capt but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-foo2kyo but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-foo2zjs but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-lbp660 but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-lz11 but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-m2300w but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-pegg but it is not installable
Depends: cups-drivers-ptouch but it is not installable
Depends: drv_z42 but it is not installable
Depends: epsoneplijs but it is not installable
Depends: lexmark2070 but it is not installable
Depends: lexmark7000linux but it is not installable
Depends: lm1100 but it is not installable
Depends: min12xxw but it is not installable
Depends: ml85p but it is not installable
Depends: oki4linux but it is not installable
Depends: pbm2l2030 but it is not installable
Depends: pbm2lwxl but it is not installable
Depends: pbmtozjs but it is not installable
Depends: pentaxpj but it is not installable
Depends: pnm2ppa but it is not installable
Depends: ppmtocpva but it is not installable
Depends: ppmtomd but it is not installable
Depends: stylewriter but it is not installable
Depends: x125 but it is not installable
libjack0-devel: Depends: libjack0 (= 0.109.2-2pclos2007) but
0.116.1-1pclos2007 is to be installed.
libavahi-common3-devel: Depends: libavahi-common3 (=
0.6.16-4pclos2007) but 0.6.23-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
jackit: Depends: libcap2 but it is not installable
Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
python-base: Depends: libpython2.5 (= 2.5.2) but it is not installable
librpm4.4: Depends: libbeecrypt.so.7 which is a virtual package.
openoffice.org: Depends: openoffice.org-base (= 3.0) but it is not
installable
Depends: openoffice.org-calc (= 3.0) but it is not
installable
Depends: openoffice.org-draw (= 3.0) but it is not
installable
Depends: openoffice.org-impress (= 3.0) but it is
not installable
Depends: openoffice.org-math (= 3.0) but it is not
installable
Depends: openoffice.org-writer (= 3.0) but it is not
installable
Obsoletes: openoffice.org-ooqstart (< 3.0) but
2.3.1-1pclos2007 is installed.
samba-client: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
ImageMagick: Depends: libcdt.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgraph.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgvc.so.4 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libjbig.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpathplan.so.4 which is a virtual package.
ffmpeg: Depends: libswscale.so.0 which is a virtual package.
kdeutils-superkaramba: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a
virtual package.
libffmpeg51: Depends: libx264.so.60 which is a virtual package.
libcairo2-devel: Depends: libcairo2 (= 1.4.14) but 1.8.0-1pclos2007
is to be installed.
libpam0: Depends: libdb_nss-4.6.so which is a virtual package.
libpulseaudio0: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
libnss3: Depends: nss but it is not installable
libfontconfig1-devel: Depends: fontconfig (= 2.4.2-1pclos2007) but
2.6.0-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
Depends: libfontconfig1 (= 2.4.2-1pclos2007)
but 2.6.0-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
clamav: Depends: libclamav4 (= 0.93.3) but it is not installable
Depends: libclamav4 (= 0.93.3) but it is not installable
Depends: libclamav.so.4 which is a virtual package.
openoffice.org-galleries: Depends: openoffice.org (=
2.3.1-1pclos2007) but 3.0-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
mplayer: Depends: libmpcdec.so.5 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libx264.so.60 which is a virtual package.
vlc-plugin-mpc: Depends: libmpcdec.so.5 which is a virtual package.
hplip: Depends: dbus-python but it is not installable
Depends: python-ctypes but it is not installable
openoffice.org-l10n-en_GB: Depends: openoffice.org-common (= 3.0)
but it is not installable
Depends: myspell-hyph-en but it is not installable
libalsa2: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
x11-server-xgl: Depends: compositing-server-common but it is not installable
libquicktime: Depends: libswscale.so.0 which is a virtual package.
fontconfig: Depends: fonts-ttf-liberation but it is not installable
Conflicts: x11-font-wqy-bitmapfont (< 1.0-0.20070901.1)
but 1.0-0.20070706.1pclos2007 is installed.
libcap-utils: Depends: libcap2 (= 2.16-1pclos2007) but it is not installable
Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
python: Depends: libpython2.5 (= 2.5.2) but it is not installable
Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
totem-mozilla-gstreamer: Depends: totem-gstreamer (= 2.20.3) but
2.24.3-2pclos2007 is to be installed.
compiz-wm-gnome: Depends: libgnome-desktop-2.so.7 which is a virtual package.
libxdamage1-devel: Depends: libxdamage1 (= 1.1) but 1.1.1-2pclos2007
is to be installed.
gimp: Depends: libbabl-0.0.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libgegl-0.0.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpoppler-glib.so.4 which is a virtual package.
libsmbclient0: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
libpng3-devel: Depends: libpng3 (= 1.2.22-1pclos2007) but
1.2.31-3pclos2007 is to be installed.
tkinter: Depends: libpython2.5.so.1.0 which is a virtual package.
samba-common: Depends: libcap.so.2 which is a virtual package.
suspend-s2ram: Depends: libpci.so.3 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libx86.so.1 which is a virtual package.
clamav-milter: Depends: clamav (= 0.92) but 0.93.3-1.1pclos2007 is
to be installed.
Depends: clamd (= 0.92) but 0.93.3-1.1pclos2007 is to
be installed.
kdegraphics-kpdf: Depends: libpoppler-qt.so.2 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libpoppler.so.4 which is a virtual package.
totem-mozilla: Depends: libbaconvideowidget.so.0 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libcamel-1.2.so.14 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libedataserver-1.2.so.11 which is a virtual package.
Depends: libtotem-plparser-mini.so.12 which is a
virtual package.
Depends: libtotem-plparser.so.12 which is a virtual package.
Obsoletes: totem-mozilla-gstreamer but
2.20.3-1pclos2007 is installed.
gtk+2.0: Obsoletes: gail (< 2.14.0) but 1.20.2-1pclos2007 is installed.
openoffice.org-l10n-ja: Depends: openoffice.org-common (= 3.0) but
it is not installable
[root@Dunhurst lisi]#
