dependencies

Distinguish direct and indirect dependencies of a binary on Linux?

Distinguish direct and indirect dependencies of a binary on Linux? ldd on Linux will give the list of all shared libraries on which a given binary depends. This is usually much more extensive than the libraries that were listed on the linker command line used to create the binary: it will include most if not …

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Cannot install ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Cannot install ubuntu-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I am sorry for this newbie question. I removed my desktop manager and many gnome packages by mistake in my Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I tried sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop, which leads to: Reading package lists… Building dependency tree… Reading state information… Some packages could not be installed. This …

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How to install webkitgtk-6.0 in Ubuntu 22.04

How to install webkitgtk-6.0 in Ubuntu 22.04 I am trying to install planify on Ubuntu 22.04. src/meson.build has dependency dependency(‘webkitgtk-6.0’) Could anyone please tell me, where to get this package and how I can install it? Asked By: fedor.khandarov || Source Try this: sudo apt install libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 sudo apt install libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev Answered By: R A

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Installing displaylink-driver on Ubuntu 20.04: unmet dependency `evdi`

Installing displaylink-driver on Ubuntu 20.04: unmet dependency `evdi` I’m trying to follow my own installation instructions here: USB to HDMI adapter that works with Ubuntu. They work great on Ubuntu 22.04, but not 20.04. On 20.04 when I do the sudo apt install displaylink-driver step, I get: $ sudo apt install displaylink-driver Reading package lists… …

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How can fulfill unmet dependencies when to install samba?

How can fulfill unmet dependencies when to install samba? sudo apt-get install samba samba-common Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done Reading state information… Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have …

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Ubuntu 22.04 desktop computer would not boot due to mount issue

Ubuntu 22.04 desktop computer would not boot due to mount issue Regards, I misplaced the USB backup drive, I guess due to a dependent binding mount point, it would not boot. A message did appear…. ( 13.098039) EXT4-fs (sdc1): VFS: Can’t find ext4 filesystem ( 14.437082) You are in emergency mode. After logging in type …

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Update error: The following packages have unmet dependencies

Update error: The following packages have unmet dependencies I am trying to update my Ubuntu Server via Cockpit interface and it says this: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libmailutils6: Depends: mailutils-common (= 1:3.7-2.1) but 1:3.14-1 is to be installed qemu-system-x86: Breaks: qemu-kvm libtss2-tcti-cmd0: Breaks: libtss2-esys0 (< 3.0.1-2) but 2.3.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 is to be installed libtss2-tcti-device: …

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VIsual Studio Code on Linux (Debian) environment chromebook – dependency issues

VIsual Studio Code on Linux (Debian) environment chromebook – dependency issues I follow the steps to install VS code on Chromebook amd64 (https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2020/12/03/chromebook-get-started) and get stuck on double-click on the package to launch the installer. I see: Install app with Linux Installation successfully started. Details Application: code Version: 1.81.0-1690979901 Description: Code editing. Redefined. Visual Studio …

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Server hardening of Ubuntu 22.04 by analyzing and removing unnecessary packages

Server hardening of Ubuntu 22.04 by analyzing and removing unnecessary packages I have read Jay Lacroix’s book about "Mastering Ubuntu Server", and he recommends removing all unnecessary packages in order to reduce the attack surface. Specifically, he advises running apt-cache rdepends <package> to find out if there are other packages depending on a package we …

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debian: show which package brings dependency

debian: show which package brings dependency I need to install minimal openbox system on Debian 12: apt-get –no-install-recommends install openbox and apt-get wants to install, among other packages: libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 apt-cache show openbox does not show avahi monstrosity as dependency: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libobrender32v5 (>= 3.6.0), libobt2v5 …

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How can I fix this GStreamer update bug on a fresh install of Kubuntu 23.04?

How can I fix this GStreamer update bug on a fresh install of Kubuntu 23.04? I’ve got a brand new Lenovo Ideapad which I just installed KUbuntu 23.04 onto. However, the package manager isn’t updating everything. Specifically three packages, all related to GStreamer, are failing to update. The specific warning message is: Package failed to …

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Why is apt so dependent on individual Python versions?

Why is apt so dependent on individual Python versions? We get a lot of questions here about people messing with Python versions and ruining their systems, most noticeably that apt fails to function properly. I am aware that many Ubuntu packages require specific versions of Python to function properly. My question is: what makes a …

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Why is "apt build-dep" not installing the packages I need?

Why is "apt build-dep" not installing the packages I need? I’m trying to build the linux-raspi packages from source. I ran apt build-dep -y linux-raspi and that installed a number of dependencies. If I run it again, it is satisfied that all necessary packages are installed. Then I ran dpkg-buildpackage but it errored: dpkg-checkbuilddeps: error: …

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"ttf-mscorefonts-installer" Dependency Question

"ttf-mscorefonts-installer" Dependency Question Apologies if I’m in the wrong place, but I’ve been through this several times now in other places, and was ultimately pointed here. So here goes… Maybe I’m the exception to the norm here, but I have multiple WINE prefixes which all run different things – mostly games. Rather than install install …

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Unable to upgrade to the next version (22.04) Due to Dependency issue(s)

Unable to upgrade to the next version (22.04) Due to Dependency issue(s) Before I layout the problem, this is my current system info. ➜ ~ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal ➜ ~ uname -r 5.15.0-67-generic When I try to upgrade the distro …

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Unmet dependencies: containerd : Breaks: docker.io

Unmet dependencies: containerd : Breaks: docker.io I have a Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS machine that cannot be updated due to a dependency error, which I don’t know how to solve. It started after I did do-release-upgrade from 16.04.7. apt update works fine, then apt upgrade gives this error: You might want to run ‘apt –fix-broken install’ …

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How do I fix missing dependencies when installing FCEUX?

How do I fix missing dependencies when installing FCEUX? I am attempting to install FCEUX from a .deb package that worked on Ubuntu 20.04 but does not install on 22.04.1 LTS. I see the following errors: Depends: libx264-155 but it is not installable Depends: libx265-179 but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, …

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Unable to install Docker-Desktop on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

Unable to install Docker-Desktop on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS I am trying to install docker-desktop on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. However, when I try to run the following command, it shows errors. sudo apt install ./docker-desktop-*-amd64.deb The output of this command is: Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree… Done Reading state information… Done Note, selecting ‘docker-desktop’ …

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