Public bug reported: I am on Oneiric/powerpc, and there seems to be an issue with installing gnome-shell due to bad dependencies:
$ sudo aptitude install gnome-shell The following NEW packages will be installed: gnome-shell{b} 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,108 kB of archives. After unpacking 4,683 kB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: gnome-shell: Depends: gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 which is a virtual package. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Keep the following packages at their current version: 1) gnome-shell [Not Installed] gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 seems to be available in Precise, but not Oneiric (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+package/gir1.2-coglpango-1.0). Why is this dependency showing up on Oneiric? ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/906736 Title: Unable to install gnome-shell due to gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 dependency To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/906736/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs