Error while updating to KDE 4.2

[Guest]

Hi!

I wanted to update my Kubuntu 8.10 to KDE version 4.2. I followed the instructions on [1], but I get following error message:

Unpacking kdebase-workspace-data (from .../kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.2.0-0ubuntu1~intrepid1~ppa7_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.2.0-0ubuntu1~intrepid1~ppa7_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kcontrol/windowbehaviour/index.cache.bz2', which is also in package kde-window-manager
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.2.0-0ubuntu1~intrepid1~ppa7_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Any hints how I can solve this problem?
Thanks,
Arne

[1] http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Sorry to jump in.. did not want to start another thread..

i am on kubuntu 8.10


I am getting this error if i try to follow the instructions at (http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2)

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-window-manager_4%3a4.2.0-0ubuntu1~intrepid1~ppa7_i386.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/kde4/apps/kconf_update/plasma-add-shortcut-to-menu.upd', which is also in package kdebase-workspace-data


how do i get around this ?

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

i closed it..

now i am not able to login to kde at all..

i have command line access through ctrl+1 ....


please help

[Guest]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

It seems that I have solved the problem with running
sudo dpkg --configure -a
and
sudo dpkg --configure --force-depends -a

[dibl]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

It seems that I have solved the problem with running
sudo dpkg --configure -a
and
sudo dpkg --configure --force-depends -a

Good -- that's the right fix for a dpkg error, usually.

@terrordrone, I assume you did enable the PPA repository as the instructions in your link tell.

So, if you can log in at the CLI (aka text prompt), then let's try these:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop

sudo mv .kde .kde_bak

startx

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

@dibl .. yes i have enabled the repository as in the link...

i did the commands as u have given...

kde started..

in the splash.. only the harddrive icon came .. then x shutdown

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

btw... kde 4.2 did not finish installation completely because i got the error while it was being installed..

if i do a dkpg --configure -a : (last few lines)

Errors were encountered while processing..
kate
kdeplasma-addons
kdebase-workspace-libs4+5
ksysguard
kdebase-plasma
plasmoid-quickaccess
kdebase-workspace-bin




I had used a couple of quick access widget when i was in kde 4.1 .. the link said its not compatible with plasmoids..

are these widgets also plasmoids ?

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

any other information that i need to provide ?

its been two days since i logged in

help me from using windows please !!

[dibl]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Oops -- sorry, I hate it when someone gets no answer!

OK, you wrote

dkpg --configure -a

Did you really do

sudo dpkg --configure -a

? If not, try it.

Also, how did you get to 8.10/KDE 4.1.x? Was it originally installed that way, or had you upgraded from 8.04?

[jmontelius]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Also had problems when upgrading to 4.2. The upgrade process stoped in the midle and that's of course not a good sign (been there before :-) If one manage to get a shell promt the commands:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install

fixed som problems but I still could not get past the kdm login screen (or rather past it but to a nice empty sceen). Tried starting in recovery mode, selecting "fix broken pakages" (or whatever it sais) but this did not work that well. Why, because the network was not up and running. Hmm .... it did hoever report which packages that it tried to install kdebase-workspace-bin and kubuntu-desktop and more.

If I opened a shell and tried dpkg and apt-get commands to detect update and upgrade they all said that things where cool. I then explicitly installed the packages that it tried to install in safe mode and ... yes, back in buissnes!

Try safe mode, fix packages and see what it sais.

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Oops -- sorry, I hate it when someone gets no answer!   

OK, you wrote

dkpg --configure -a

Did you really do

sudo dpkg --configure -a

?  If not, try it.

Also, how did you get to 8.10/KDE 4.1.x?  Was it originally installed that way, or had you upgraded from 8.04?

i did it with sudo...
sudo dpkg --configure -a
it doesnt allow me to just do dpkg --configure -a (as i dont have previliges..)
i installed kubuntu 8.10 through the CD i got from canonical


should i do a

sudo dpkg --configure --force-depends -a

?


you guys are helping people switch to and stick on to linux ..

am happy and grateful.. thanks ( on behalf of all the noobs :P )

[jmontelius]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

The --force-depends option will turn problems into simple warnings and continue to do the configuration. It's not what you should do if you don't know exactly what you're doing, the risk is that things get really broken. What does:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

give you?

[terrordrone]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

im unable to capture it onto a file..

im doing this

sudo dpkg --configure -a >> errors.txt

but errors.txt is empty..

[dibl]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Please post your /etc/apt/sources.list file -- just in case there's problem there.

[jmontelius]

Re: Error while updating to KDE 4.2

Thats ok, means that dpkg things that things are consistent. Now try

sudo apt-get update

this will update information from your selected package soruces, then

sudo apt-get upgrade

that should promt you to possibly install any upgradble packages