SOLVED: synaptic disappeared after update

dpeirce · posted: 2009-05-07 21:27

OS = Antix-M8 basic

Synaptic disappeared on me after doing an update today. I checked /usr/sbin and it isn't there. I tried apt-get install synaptic and got an unmet dependency message for libapt-inst-libc6.7-6-1.1 and libapt-pkg-libc6.7-6-4.6. So I tried to install the first one and received this:"Note, selecting apt-utils instead of libapt-inst-libc6.7-6-1.1. apt-utils is already the newest version." Using dpkg -l, synaptic is listed but with 'rc' in front of it whereas the rest have 'ii' in front. dpkg -s synaptic | grep Status shows"deinstall ok config-files". I tried apt-get install --reinstall synaptic but got the same dependency error messages. My /etc/apt/sources.list is debian main, stable, and testing.

I'm out of my depth now, and didn't see anything that looked helpful in the titles on this page. Can somebody please point me or give me a hint as to how to get synaptic back? I would sure appreciate some help.

I saw on one thread a discussion of using only debian stable repositories for best stability. Is there a way for me to go back to stable only, deleting the testing repos?

In faith, Dave
Viva Texas

anticapitalista · posted: 2009-05-07 21:35

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url was:"antix.freeforu ms.org/warning-check-apt-does-not-get-removed-in-upgrade-t1688.html"
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but you must have missed it.

Try this in a terminal

apt-get install apt/stable and accept if it says it will downgrade, and then
apt-get install synaptic

EDIT: I use the German mirror for Debian and it seems that this problem is now fixed so a simple

apt-get update
apt-get install synaptic

should be enough, or will be once the repos catch up.

dpeirce · posted: 2009-05-07 22:06

Thanks, anticapitalista. I'm a dummy! I figured it was already updated since I had just got through an update. Now I'll know :^>. Synaptic is back aboard. So, some other questions:

1) How do I get the warning message you mentioned?

2) Is it possible to go back to stable-only repositories? I think I'd rather run my host on stable and do my fancy stuff in a VirtualBox guest.

3) I notice that on reloads or apt-get updates there are two repos which never download: ftp.mepis.blue-pearls.net - main and non-free. The error is 404. There's apparently nothing in their /testrepo/pool/test g or t directories. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks for your help!

In faith, Dave
Viva Texas

anticapitalista · 07 May 2009, 22:23 #4 2009-05-07 22:23

1. The warning message I posted, but the link was broken (now fixed)

2. It is probably still ok just to comment out the Testing repos and only leave the stable ones.
It will look something like this.

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# See sources.list(5) for more information

# Mepis8
deb ftp://ftp.mepis.com/mepis/ mepis-8.0 main 

# Debian
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free 
#deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
#deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free 
 
# mplayer/multimedia
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org stable main
#deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main

# wicd
deb http://apt.wicd.net debian extras

### Extra repos
# Opera
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ lenny non-free
# Virtualbox
#deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lenny non-free
# Remastersys
#deb http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/repository debian/
# MEPIS Community
#deb http://mepis.blue-pearls.net/repo/ mepis8cr main non-free 

###### Debian Unstable/Sid/sidux ##########
###### Use at your own risk! ########
#deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
#deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org unstable main
#deb http://sidux.com/debian/ sid main contrib non-free firmware fix.main fix.contrib fix.non-free

3. The mepis.blue-pearls.net/repo/ is no longer working. Instead use:

#MEPIS Community
#Main Repo
deb
========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://teharris.net/mepiscr/repo/"
linktext was:"http://teharris.net/mepiscr/repo/"
====================================
" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false mepis8cr main non-free

dpeirce · posted: 2009-05-07 23:27

Your help is appreciated, anticapitalista. I commented out all the testing repos and added the mepis community site. I'm assuming that in future updates my system will gradually revert to pure stable. ¡Buenas tardes!

In faith, Dave
Viva Texas