Broken packages in Synaptic

[Michael Biddulph]

On Tue January 13 2004 6:44 am, Richard McCord wrote:
>    I am trying to follow the instructions to use Synaptic to install
> totem, xmms-mp3, etc.  However, I am greeted with a list of several
> unfulfilled package dependencies.  Some of these, such as libaa, cannot
> be found by Synaptic.  So, I tell Synaptic to update the list and am
> told that I have "broken packages".
>
>    How does one identify and repair these unnamed broken packages?  Is
> there a CLI utility to search out and list these broken packages so
> that I might remove them?  Is there a way -- and is it advisable -- to
> reset the package list altogether and have it rebuild itself with good
> information?  Does Synaptic perform housekeeping on the packages it
> downloads?  By that, I mean, if it recognizes that a package is broken,
> isn't there some method for it to flag that package and re-download a
> good one?
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Richard McCord
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Never underestimate the power nor the very real threat
> of a mob of stupid people.

To clear a broken package problem try:
#apt-get -f install

then see what it going to do before agreeing to it

Michael Biddulph
Brisbane AU