> Run apt-get like this: > > LANG=C apt-get install -f > > and post the output here. >
the output is the --help (in italian) apt 0.6.46.4-0.1 for linux amd64 compiled on Feb 26 2007 22:52:53 Usage: apt-get [options] command apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...] apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...] apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update and install. Commands: update - Retrieve new lists of packages upgrade - Perform an upgrade install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb) remove - Remove packages source - Download source archives build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8) dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections clean - Erase downloaded archive files autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies Options: -h This help text. -q Loggable output - no progress indicator -qq No output except for errors -d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives -s No-act. Perform ordering simulation -y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt -f Attempt to continue if the integrity check fails -m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable -u Show a list of upgraded packages as well -b Build the source package after fetching it -V Show verbose version numbers -c=? Read this configuration file -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual pages for more information and options. This APT has Super Cow Powers. my sources.list is: deb file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository apt-build main # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-1 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-1 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-2 20070407-12:35]/ etch main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-3 20070407-12:35]/ etch main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-4 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-5 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-6 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-7 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-8 20070407 #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-9 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-10 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-11 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-12 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-13 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-14 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-15 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-16 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-17 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-18 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-19 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-20 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-21 20070407-12:35]/ etch contrib main thanks and regards, -- "Il cervello è in una realtà tutta sua dove l'oggettività non esiste" Rashna Micaela Gallerini