python-minimal: Breaks: python-dev

[jan]

Hello

doing a

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apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -d

results in

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Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Failed
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  python-minimal: Breaks: python-dev (< 2.6) but 2.5.4-9 is to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

what's the easiest way to solve this problem?
Thank you.

I'm running
Kernel 2.6.34-0.dmz.10-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) Distro sidux 2008-03 Ουρέα - kde-lite - (200809221818)

[techAdmin]

remove python-dev which shouldn't be needed, but first check:

apt-get remove -s python-dev

actually, looking again, I'd say you may have a held package.

The versions aren't mismatched at this point, now.

aptitude in general is much better about such issues but sidux still only supports apt-get so you have to work within those limitations. aptitude would have given you a series of options about what to do, you'd pick the one you wanted.

Also check for held packages: dpkg -l | grep ^hi

[jan]

Thanks.

Removing python-dev didn't do any harm. I did do a dpkg -l | grep ^hi

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hi  initscripts                                      2.87dsf-2+b1                   scripts for initializing and shutting down t
hi  insserv                                          1.12.0-10                      boot sequence organizer using LSB init.d scr
hi  python-kde4                                      4:4.3.4-1                      Python bindings for the KDE 4 libraries
hi  system-config-printer-kde                        4:4.3.4-1                      KDE 4 printer configuration utility
hi  sysvinit                                         2.87dsf-2+b1                   System-V-like init utilities

I didn't expect to be that many packages on hold... I don't recall to put them on hold manually. Did smxi do that? Can I remove hold for these packages?

I don't know if I want to switch to aptitude just yet. Since I didn't have any real trouble with apt-get...

[techAdmin]

no, smxi didn't do that unless you did something really strange on a script exit, smxi always removes things from hold on exit no matter what else you did.

Yes, unhold those things, that's the cause of your error.

[jan]

Thank you