[ninebr34ker]

My pc is fully updated and I've set up the xbmc ppa. When I go to install xbmc it says

Could not mark all packages for installation or upgrade

xbmc:
Depends: xbmc-common but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-skin-pm3-hd but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-web-pm3 but it is not going to be installed

I know that the skins depend on xbmc-common so thats my first thing to look at

So I try just installing that and get that same thing only that xbmc-test-helper is uninstallable. So I search for the package and it's not there any more.

If it's a synaptic error like this I'm probably not the only one experiencing it.

[succo]

maybe you first installed xbmc a lot of time ago, when the packages were xbmc, xbmc-common and xbmc-skin common (if i remember well) or (more recently) when it was xbmc-skin-pm3 (without -hd)
if you did, you'll need to manually install the missing packages with (sudo) apt-get install <packagename>, after that you can go with system-update

[ninebr34ker]

maybe you first installed xbmc a lot of time ago, when the packages were xbmc, xbmc-common and xbmc-skin common (if i remember well) or (more recently) when it was xbmc-skin-pm3 (without -hd)
if you did, you'll need to manually install the missing packages with (sudo) apt-get install <packagename>, after that you can go with system-update

Nope, this is a fresh install, update, and configuration of ubuntu. No previous install of it. And take a look and tell me if you see the package in the repository. I'm pretty sure that if I can't probably no end users can.

[succo]

don't know, it seems to be all ok in the repository, afaik, anyway i don't currently use PPA...
anyway, i'd consider getting the source and compiling by myself (that's what i do every day) to have the 'bleeding edge' version

[analogue]

xbmc-test-helper not showing up in synaptic so can't upgrade

[speed32219]

I had it working and did an upgrade today to the latest sept 17th build. I think four packages were installed. I've been having nothing but problems and it was suggested that I remove and re-install. I removed everything including the software sources third party link and then re-installed and I am getting the same error.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xbmc: Depends: xbmc-common (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-skin-pm3-hd (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-web-pm3 (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

So what you are saying is that I need to install common, pm3-hd and pm3 separately?

[arnova]

Just try "aptitude install xbmc-common". aptitude will then probably tell you what needs to be done to get it installed (probably some version conflict). You could also check whether there is already some xbmc stuff installed with "dpkg -l |grep xbmc". If there is stuff installed, remove it first and retry....

I had it working and did an upgrade today to
the latest sept 17th build. I think four packages were installed. I've been having nothing but problems and it was suggested that I remove and re-install. I removed everything including the software sources third party link and then re-installed and I am getting the same error.

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xbmc: Depends: xbmc-common (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-skin-pm3-hd (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xbmc-web-pm3 (= 8.10b1-hardy2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

So what you are saying is that I need to install common, pm3-hd and pm3 separately?

[speed32219]

Fixed, thank you for the input. I found some left over bug reporting and python stuff. Also since I last installed (Fresh) I turned off universe and multiverse and any updates. I find that when I have the system running the way I want it, I then get auto updates and a problem crops up. Everything is working but sound from my MP3 collection. Use to work, just need to find out what changed, and what is strange is that 5.1 AC3 movie audio is great and a problem I had before was no sound using MP3 or Movies, but when I got MP3 working audio for the movies started working too. Works well with Linux mp3 players.

[orion]

Hi
I have the same problem ...

when I run aptitude I get this...


I run The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xbmc-common: Depends: libfaac0 which is a virtual package.
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:
xbmc [Not Installed]
xbmc-common [Not Installed]
xbmc-skin-pm3-hd [Not Installed]
xbmc-web-pm3 [Not Installed]

Score is -9846


Any ideas?

[orion]

Desgard my previous post.
I founf the solution in diferent topic.

I did not have multiverse in my apt sources!

That solved it. Thanks keep up the good job

[Macro]

Well, I have the same problem, but I have every repository added (multiverse and so on). I also reloaded my lists but when I try to locate the needed libs (liks libsdl-mixer1.2) I cant find them.

So there seems to be some problem with the package. I just installed Ubuntu 8.10 fresh and never had xbmc installed prior

any help is appreciated

thanks

[arnova]

Please provide the output generated when trying to install xbmc...

[Macro]

Sorry, this is what I get

Code:

marc@Schleppi:~$ sudo apt-get install xbmc-common
[sudo] password for marc:
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut      
Lese Status-Informationen ein... Fertig
Einige Pakete konnten nicht installiert werden. Das kann bedeuten, dass
Sie eine unmögliche Situation angefordert haben oder dass, wenn Sie die
Unstable-Distribution verwenden, einige erforderliche Pakete noch nicht
erstellt oder aus Incoming herausbewegt wurden.

Da Sie nur eine einzige Operation angefordert haben, ist es sehr wahrscheinlich,
dass das Paket einfach nicht installierbar ist und eine Fehlermeldung über
dieses Paket erfolgen sollte.
Die folgenden Informationen helfen Ihnen vielleicht, die Situation zu lösen:

Die folgenden Pakete haben nicht erfüllte Abhängigkeiten:
  xbmc-common: Hängt ab: libsdl-mixer1.2 ist aber nicht installierbar
               Hängt ab: libsdl-sound1.2 soll aber nicht installiert werden
               Hängt ab: liblzo2-2 ist aber nicht installierbar
               Hängt ab: python2.4 ist aber nicht installierbar
               Hängt ab: gawk ist aber nicht installierbar
E: Kaputte Pakete
marc@Schleppi:~$ sudo apt-get install libsdl-mixer1.2
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut      
Lese Status-Informationen ein... Fertig
Paket libsdl-mixer1.2 ist nicht verfügbar, wird aber von einem anderen
Paket referenziert. Das kann heißen, dass das Paket fehlt, dass es veraltet
ist oder nur aus einer anderen Quelle verfügbar ist.
E: Paket libsdl-mixer1.2 hat keinen Installationskandidaten

Its in german but it just says, that the packages are not installable. The second output says that libsdl-mixer1.2 is not available

Thanks

[arnova]

Fortunately I speak a little German ;-)

What happens when you issue "aptitude search libsdl-mixer" ?

[Macro]

Nothing

Code:

marc@Schleppi:~$ aptitude search libsdl-mixer
marc@Schleppi:~$ sudo aptitude search libsdl-mixer
[sudo] password for marc:
marc@Schleppi:~$ sudo aptitude search libsdl-mixer1.2
marc@Schleppi:~$

I tried the sudo options as well