apt-get not working getting an error installing just about any package

[Jim B]

What would the most straight forward way under my current Debian system to
upgrade to sarge?


Jim


On 2/10/06, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
> Am 10. Feb, 2006 schwätzte Jim B so:
>
> > I am running woody but since I am running unstable would it be a problem
> to
> > now go to stable and then use pinning?
> >
> > Would going to sarge be a fix or would it just cause different problems?
>
> That bug report I pointed out said that you should move to sarge first,
> then move to testing or unstable if you need to. As always, stay with
> stable if you can.
>
> > At this point if I try to install any package I get the following error.
>
> The bug report responses made it seem like going to stable will fix that
> error.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
>
> > This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential
> > package e2fsprogs due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often
> bad,
> > but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak
> option.
> > -bash: E:: command not found
> > E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs
> > ~# E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On 2/10/06, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Am 10. Feb, 2006 schwätzte Jim B so:
> >>
> >>> Below is what I have in my /etc/apt/sources.list
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> >>> deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> >>>
> >>> What is the best way to be able to update the system considering I can
> >> not
> >>> now do I need to upgrade to sarge?
> >>
> >> https://www.LuftHans.com/unix/
> >>
> >> Read cafod.
> >>
> >> Either use the pinning method listed there or use -t with apt-get to
> stay
> >> with the stable release. -t Also works for aptitude. Synaptic has a way
> of
> >> sticking with a particular release as well.
> >>
> >> See if upgrading to the current stable fixes the problem for you.
> >>
> >> Have you updated this system to sarge in the past or are you running an
> >> un-updated woody?
> >>
> >> ciao,
> >>
> >> der.hans
> >>
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2/9/06, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Am 09. Feb, 2006 schwätzte Jim B so:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I was trying to do an apt-get dist-upgrade but I get the following
> >>>> message
> >>>>> and I am actually getting this on several systems.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This installation run will require temporarily removing the
> essential
> >>>>> package e2fsprogs due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often
> >>>> bad,
> >>>>> but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak
> >>>> option.
> >>>>> -bash: E:: command not found
> >>>>> E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs
> >>>>> ~# E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs
> >>>>
> >>>> Are you tracking testing or unstable?
> >>>>
> >>>> If so, maybe ask aptbot ( or whatever it's called ) on the #debian
> irc
> >>>> channel.
> >>>>
> >>>> Most likely you should avoid upgrades until the bug has been fixed
> and
> >> a
> >>>> new package is available :).
> >>>>
> >>>> http://bugs.debian.org/e2fsprogs
> >>>>
> >>>> I see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=325834.
> >>>>
> >>>> So maybe you should ignore my advice...
> >>>>
> >>>> ciao,
> >>>>
> >>>> der.hans
> >>>>
> >>>>> What is the best way to proceed I have seen some people have been
> >> doing
> >>>> the
> >>>>> following:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "/etc/apt/apt.conf" and putting in it the line:
> >>>>>    APT::Force-LoopBreak "true";
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jim
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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