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Q: Dependency problems when updating gcc-4.9-base (and similar) packages

I normally check for updates myself, just to be sure that I have the latest everything. When I went to check for updates again today, nothing appeared in the list! So I click Install Now anyway. Software Updater gives me the following error: Package dependencies cannot be resolved. This er...

Thomas Wilbur

TEST

BorWal

@ThomasWilbur Hello there!

Thomas Wilbur

Great this is cool

So let me help you

BorWal

All right; what do you need to know?

Thomas Wilbur

Well I need to know this Try typing sudo apt-get-f

BTW off-topic

BorWal

02:51

Do you mean sudo apt-get install -f?

Thomas Wilbur

Yes

BorWal

Okay, here it comes... Brace yourself for a long post...

$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
abootimg account-plugin-facebook account-plugin-flickr account-plugin-google
acpi-support acpid activity-log-manager activity-log-manager-control-center
adium-theme-ubuntu aisleriot alacarte amarok-common android
android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot android-tools-fsutils
app-install-data-partner apparmor-easyprof-ubuntu appmenu-qt apport

Thomas Wilbur

Got it

BTW off-topic Can you help donate 1.00 to me for helping you

BorWal

@ThomasWilbur Sorry, a little tight on my budget, right now. I'll keep you in mind, though!

Thomas Wilbur

Thx

paypal.me/TWilbur485/1.00

See your problem

BorWal

02:53

Really? What?

Thomas Wilbur

apt-get autoremove && apt-get dist-upgrade

Try this

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Q: "The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:" what to do?

After trying to open and install google earth through the terminal it keeps bringing up this message. The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gir1.2-ubuntuoneui-3.0 language-pack-kde-en kde-l10n-engb libubuntuoneui-3.0-1 thunderbird-globalmenu languag...

apt

BorWal

Oh, boy. I was hoping it wouldn't come to that. Well, all right... Just a minute...

Thomas Wilbur

Just asking do you play minecraft

What is going on

BorWal

@ThomasWilbur Sorry, but Minecraft is a little too off-topic, here. Have you tried Arqade?

Thomas Wilbur

Sorry

Never mind

BorWal

02:57

This is ridiculous:

Thomas Wilbur

What is

BorWal

$ sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
abootimg account-plugin-facebook account-plugin-flickr account-plugin-google
acpi-support acpid activity-log-manager activity-log-manager-control-center
adium-theme-ubuntu aisleriot alacarte amarok-common android
android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot android-tools-fsutils
app-install-data-partner apparmor-easyprof-ubuntu appmenu-qt apport

Thomas Wilbur

Type y

BorWal

Is this the only way? I'm a bit nervous on doing this!

Thomas Wilbur

Don't worry just try it

BorWal

02:59

Well, I guess once I do this, I'll have to try to get them back. Okay, here goes...

Thomas Wilbur

Actually all these files are auto remove which means that they are not needed

Hello??

BorWal

But I use some of these on a regular basis! Audacity, Cairo-Dock, LibreOffice... I'm currently running Unity, which is what I'm about to remove!

Thomas Wilbur

Run the command

then reboot

After you did that we can install unity back

Then libreoffice and etc.

BorWal

@ThomasWilbur Sorry, I was typing.

Thomas Wilbur

BorWal

03:04

Does all the configs for these stay on my system, even if I remove them?

The packages, I mean.

Thomas Wilbur

but I can help reconfig it

BorWal

Oh, GREAT! :-(

Thomas Wilbur

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