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whenever i try to install anything in ubuntu i get: 'Package dependencies cannot be resolved' i'm getting so fucking fed up with linux it's making me want to go back to windows
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;36113910]whenever i try to install anything in ubuntu i get: 'Package dependencies cannot be resolved' i'm getting so fucking fed up with linux it's making me want to go back to windows[/QUOTE] What is the full printout of that?
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;36113990]What is the full printout of that?[/QUOTE] [code] root@jake-laptop:/home/jake# apt-get install skype Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... 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. The following information may help resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: skype : Depends: skype-bin E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. root@jake-laptop:/home/jake# [/code] or [img]http://i.imgur.com/bZnJe.png[/img]
What happens when you try to install skype-bin by itself?
I got another old comp and this gives me an excuse to do an install via ssh as well as play around with distcc.
I really wish the school network wasn't so horrendously shit. Getting my web development stuff is taking ages. Never mind the fact that I can't get instructions on how to connect properly to the network on Linux so I can't help but feel like I'm on some sort of timebomb.
Back, seems like nothing special is going on here. How dissapointing, was hoping for some release or software update. Well, at least I have settled. Ubuntu with Cinnamon pleases me a lot, and I know I am going to stick with this for a very long time <3
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;36114631]What happens when you try to install skype-bin by itself?[/QUOTE] same problem comes up
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;36117328]same problem comes up[/QUOTE] Have you broken your package manager? That problem happend to me, I fixed it with terminal, can't remember the code right now. :/
Yay! Finally overgrowth has a Linux version. I bought it ages ago thinking they already had one.
Is it possible to get the 'Alt and type to search in menu's" from Ubuntu 12.04 in Arch? I'd rather not install Unity, but that I really like that feature in particular. Does anyone of any packages or extensions that do that? (I'm not quite settled in a WM yet, so that's not a requirement on my part).
[QUOTE=Naelstrom;36119035]Yay! Finally overgrowth has a Linux version. I bought it ages ago thinking they already had one.[/QUOTE] Holy shit they didn't? Good thing I didn't pre-purchase yet, then! Oh well, no excuse now!
[QUOTE=Moofy;36117348]Have you broken your package manager? That problem happend to me, I fixed it with terminal, can't remember the code right now. :/[/QUOTE] could you try and find it? i really don't want to reinstall [editline]29th May 2012[/editline] i can't install wine or skype but i can install other things if that helps
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;36120921]could you try and find it? i really don't want to reinstall [editline]29th May 2012[/editline] i can't install wine or skype but i can install other things if that helps[/QUOTE] Try run: "sudo apt-get update" and see if it fixes itself. [DEL][URL="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1089598"]Otherwise try this.[/URL][/DEL] Nope, this is a completely other problem :suicide: But just look at it if you want. [tab]Oh snap[/tab] I did this: [code] sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get -f install sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo apt-get autoclean sudo apt-get autoremove [/code] [URL="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1932915"]The source for my fix.[/URL] Actually I just ran this one: [code]sudo apt-get -f install[/code] But it might be the full set above, let me know if it got fixed. And do you install via Terminal? I [B]always[/B] install via Terminal, [URL="http://skype.com/intl/en/home"]and get Skype from the offical Skype website.[/URL]
Okay guys, I'm having serious issues. I'm booting LINUX mint 13 from a flash drive and running the full installer. It has been "partitioning my hard drive" for two hours now and I think it fucked itself. If I do a restart, will my hard drive be fucked as well? Also my internet connection on mint is just as slow and unreliable as it was in Ubuntu. Fuck. Seriously about to give up.
[QUOTE=thirty9th;36121930]Okay guys, I'm having serious issues. I'm booting LINUX mint 13 from a flash drive and running the full installer. It has been "partitioning my hard drive" for two hours now and I think it fucked itself. If I do a restart, will my hard drive be fucked as well? Also my internet connection on mint is just as slow and unreliable as it was in Ubuntu. Fuck. Seriously about to give up.[/QUOTE] Restarting the installation shouldn't fuck your hard-drive. And if you have a second PC you can always get another distro as a backup.
[QUOTE=thirty9th;36121930]Okay guys, I'm having serious issues. I'm booting LINUX mint 13 from a flash drive and running the full installer. It has been "partitioning my hard drive" for two hours now and I think it fucked itself. If I do a restart, will my hard drive be fucked as well? Also my internet connection on mint is just as slow and unreliable as it was in Ubuntu. Fuck. Seriously about to give up.[/QUOTE] Your harddrive might be fucked too, yes.
Managed to pull some wizardry and get back on my Windows boot. The Linux Mint 13 Live version I have on this USB stick appears to be totally fucked. Which is odd because I ran an md5sum before I burned the ISO onto it and it checked out... Well at least I know the slow internet issue has to do with Linux in general and not just Ubuntu. Linux is not my friend apparently. Which sucks because I love it to pieces and really want to use it.
[QUOTE=thirty9th;36122254]Managed to pull some wizardry and get back on my Windows boot. The Linux Mint 13 Live version I have on this USB stick appears to be totally fucked. Which is odd because I ran an md5sum before I burned the ISO onto it and it checked out... Well at least I know the slow internet issue has to do with Linux in general and not just Ubuntu. Linux is not my friend apparently. Which sucks because I love it to pieces and really want to use it.[/QUOTE] Are you connected wired or wirelessly?
Wireless. Wired is not an option, unfortunately.I've tried a ton of supposed fixes for the speed and none work.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;36108048]I installed Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon on my laptop last night. I never got why people liked the old versions of Mint (those just looked like clusterfucks of programs on Ubuntu to me), but this one is seriously sexy.[/QUOTE] Same I gave up on arch and got cinnamon... Loving it.
[QUOTE=Moofy;36121764]Try run: "sudo apt-get update" and see if it fixes itself. [DEL][URL="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1089598"]Otherwise try this.[/URL][/DEL] Nope, this is a completely other problem :suicide: But just look at it if you want. [tab]Oh snap[/tab] I did this: [code] sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get -f install sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo apt-get autoclean sudo apt-get autoremove [/code] [URL="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1932915"]The source for my fix.[/URL] Actually I just ran this one: [code]sudo apt-get -f install[/code] But it might be the full set above, let me know if it got fixed. And do you install via Terminal? I [B]always[/B] install via Terminal, [URL="http://skype.com/intl/en/home"]and get Skype from the offical Skype website.[/URL][/QUOTE] Did not work
[QUOTE=neos300;36107705] Is there a way to get what driver the system is currently using? Xorg.log looks like it's still loading nouveau[/QUOTE] [code]glxinfo | grep OpenGL[/code] [editline]29th May 2012[/editline] I'm using the Nvidia driver, so it should say something similar to: [code] OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.53 OpenGL shading language version string: 4.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler OpenGL extensions: [/code]
Still unable to reliably connect to the internet via my USB Wifi adapter in Linux Mint 13. I'm thinking about going and buying an internal card. I need one anyways for convenience reasons. Do you guys think this might actually fix the problem? [editline]fuck[/editline] The adapter in question I'm thinking of: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166063[/url] Opinions? A lot of feedback said it worked great with Pangolin, which is where my current USB adapter takes a shit. Rosewill, I know. But I'm not looking for anything fancy.
[QUOTE=LieutenantLeo;36124266]Did not work[/QUOTE] Back up your important files. I recommend a fresh install.
Could someone recommend me an application that changes mouse sensivity on a per-application basis?
Okay so when i boot Ubuntu 12.04 with Cinnamon and AWN pops up there is ALWAYS a square with a plus in it. I can easily remove it by dragging a icon there, but it annoys me as fuck. How can I make it so it won't pop up like that? And are there soe tips for making Linux look good, like some desktop shit or anything actually? I just got a background and AWN.
I think the comp I'm working on has a personality. I had a kernel compiled with all the proper drivers and it gives me a kernel panic it's unable to read the hdd, so I flip a couple settings that are somewhat irrelevant and it decides to work with no problem.
[QUOTE=thirty9th;36126252]Still unable to reliably connect to the internet via my USB Wifi adapter in Linux Mint 13. I'm thinking about going and buying an internal card. I need one anyways for convenience reasons. Do you guys think this might actually fix the problem? [editline]fuck[/editline] The adapter in question I'm thinking of: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166063[/url] Opinions? A lot of feedback said it worked great with Pangolin, which is where my current USB adapter takes a shit. Rosewill, I know. But I'm not looking for anything fancy.[/QUOTE] Get something with an Atheros chip in it, and stay away from anything broadcom. They've started with Linux drivers, but Atheros is FAR superior in regards to supporting Linux. [QUOTE=Charrax;36123643]Same I gave up on arch and got cinnamon... Loving it.[/QUOTE] Uh, what? Disregard distro, aquire desktop environment? Huh?
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;36129750]Get something with an Atheros chip in it, and stay away from anything broadcom. They've started with Linux drivers, but Atheros is FAR superior in regards to supporting Linux. [/QUOTE] I have a laptop with a Broadcom chip. For at least the last year I've been able to use the in-kernel b43 driver and used a firmware cut from the propriatary driver at least. I haven't had any problems with it after that. It's not too bad to setup. This site has detailed instructions. [url]http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43[/url] Speaking of which, I haven't updated that firmware in ages, I should probably mess around with that for no good reason.
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