Repositories problems prevent install of certain applications

[skatebiker]

Continuing this thread
http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19545&highlight=mephemeris&page=9

here as this has nothing to do with the Mephemeris application:

darethehair:


skatebiker:

I would still say that these questions/answers regarding proper repository setup should be in a *different* thread, since people are reading this one for info about Mephemeris...

Anyways, back in msg #73, you showed a screen shot of some of your repositories in Application Manager. Then, in msg #75 you did what I suggested and showed the complete list in text format. I suggested that you do the following in msg #76 (and now mikkov is saying the same thing):

1) Disable one of your 'maemo extras' repositories (you have both a 'chinook' and 'diablo' one.

2) Disable your 'maemo extras devel' repository.

3) Do something to remove the 'duplicate' repository entries that you have for 'maemo extras' (you listed *2* chinook and *2* diablo -- you only want *1* of them, not *4*). Look at your own messages to confirm what we are saying.

Please start a new thread if you have more issues/concerns about this!

Again a listing of all my repositories :


deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ chinook free non-free
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/ diablo free non-free
deb http://mg.pov.lt/770 diablo user other
deb http://browser-extras.garage.maemo.org/browser-extras/ chinook browser-extras
deb http://reg.fring.com/repository/ chinook release
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free
deb http://packages.gizmoproject.com/chinook chinook user
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras chinook free non-free
deb http://eko.one.pl/maemo bora user
deb http://upir.cz/maemo diablo main
deb http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com/certified/ diablo user
deb http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com/non-certified/ diablo user
deb http://catalogue.tableteer.nokia.com/updates/diablo-2/ ./
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras/ diablo free non-free
deb http://nyctergatis.com/maemo-repository/ diablo free
deb http://pyculator.garage.maemo.org chinook free
deb http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel chinook free non-free





Maybe stupid question, but how can I disable these repositories ?
And do I screw up my tablet then so other apps don't work then ?

[darethehair] and [mikkov] thanks a lot.

UPDATE: I found out here a dump of

pocketpenguin:/home/user# dpkg -l|grep python2.5
ii python2.5 2.5.2-1osso4 An interactive high-level object-oriented la
ii python2.5-bluez 0.9.1-1osso2 Python wrappers around BlueZ
ii python2.5-cairo 1.4.0-1osso2 Python bindings for the Cairo vector graphic
ii python2.5-conic 0.1-1osso3 Python bindings for ConIc Framework.
ii python2.5-dbus 0.82-4osso2 Python wrappers around D-Bus.
ii python2.5-gnome 2.18.0-1osso4 Python bindings for GConf and GnomeVFS
ii python2.5-gobject 2.14.1-1osso2 Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set
ii python2.5-gstreamer 0.10.5-0osso2 generic media-playing framework (Python bind
ii python2.5-gtk2 2.12.1-1osso4 Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set
ii python2.5-hildon 0.8.9-1osso2 Python bindings for Hildon Framework.
ii python2.5-hildondesktop 0.0.2-2 Python bindings for libhildondesktop
ii python2.5-id3lib 0.5.1-1osso2 id3lib wrapper for Python - library
ii python2.5-imaging 1.1.6-1osso3 Python Imaging Library
ii python2.5-numeric 24.2-1osso5 Numerical (matrix-oriented) Mathematics for
ii python2.5-osso 0.3-1osso4 Python bindings for Libosso library
ii python2.5-pygame 1.7.1-1osso2 SDL bindings for games development in Python
ii python2.5-runtime c1.0-6 Python runtime environment.
ii python2.5-xml 0.8.4-1osso9 XML tools for Python


And here a dump of all categories (I disabled the ones which darethehair advised):

http://misc.nicejewel.com/repos.jpg


but installing python-2.5-btgps still failed "incompatible application".

[mikkov]

I would do this:
1. remove all catalogs (which you can) from Application manager -> menu -> Tools -> Application catalog. EDIT: keep Nokia Catalogs
2. Enable maemo Extras http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras (not extras-devel)

Then try to install gpsbt from command line. If it doesn't work copy&paste all messages here.

If it says something about apt-get -f install then type only "apt-get -f install" (without quotes)

[skatebiker]

I would do this:
1. remove all catalogs (which you can) from Application manager -> menu -> Tools -> Application catalog. EDIT: keep Nokia Catalogs
2. Enable maemo Extras http://wiki.maemo.org/Extras (not extras-devel)

Then try to install gpsbt from command line. If it doesn't work copy&paste all messages here.

If it says something about apt-get -f install then type only "apt-get -f install" (without quotes)

1: So I should remove (not disable) ALL catalogs except both Nokia catalogs and Maemo Extras and then enable the latter ?
Does this not mean that many apps won't run anymore ?
I am afraid screwing up my tablet or is there a way to backup ?

But I tried installing gpsbt from the command line which issued some errors:

Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
python2.5-gpsbt
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 30 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 38.7kB of archives.
After unpacking 131kB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
python2.5-gpsbt
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Get:1 http://repository.maemo.org diablo/free python2.5-gpsbt 0.1-18osso2 [38.7k B]
Fetched 38.7kB in 0s (87.4kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package python2.5-gpsbt.
(Reading database ... 17603 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking python2.5-gpsbt (from .../python2.5-gpsbt_0.1-18osso2_armel.deb) ...
Setting up file (4.24) ...
ln: /usr/lib/libmagic.so.1: File exists
ln: /usr/lib/libmagic.so.1.0.0: File exists
dpkg: error processing file (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up proftpd (1.3.1) ...
ln: /etc/rc2.d/S70proftpd: File exists
ln: /var/log/wtmp: File exists
- warning: unable to determine IP address of 'pocketpenguin'
- error: no valid servers configured
- Fatal: error processing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf'
dpkg: error processing proftpd (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up python2.5-gpsbt (0.1-18osso2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
file
proftpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[mikkov]

Disabling is as good as removing. It doesn't affect installed applications, but prevents you from getting further into troubles.

For the latest error try "apt-get remove file proftpd" and then try installing gpsbt again

[skatebiker]

Lots of thanks !
I ran "apt-get remove file proftpd" and it uninstalled mc (midnight commander) and then I installed gpsbt by command line, installed mEphemeris and then reinstalled mc again and everything worked.
Same applications, but now it was OK.

[FRZ]

Lots of thanks !
I ran "apt-get remove file proftpd" and it uninstalled mc (midnight commander) and then I installed gpsbt by command line, installed mEphemeris and then reinstalled mc again and everything worked.
Same applications, but now it was OK.So u didn't have to remove or disable the catalogs like suggested? I am just wondering cause I am having problems installing apps too and its getting a little nerve recking.