topic title: Some Error Reports
Posts: 84
nujinini
Joined: 05 Jun 2010
#1
Hi!

I was trying to install ntfs-3g and have been given the error below. Can someone kindly tell me what's it all about please? Thanks!

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root@antiX1:~# apt-get install ntfs-3g
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
ntfs-3g is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 127 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up wicd-daemon (1.7.0+ds1-5) ...
adduser: The user `demo' does not exist.
dpkg: error processing wicd-daemon (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd-curses:
 wicd-curses depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing wicd-curses (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd:
 wicd depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not configured yet.
 wicd depends on wicd-gtk (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-curses (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-cli (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-client; however:
  Package wicd-gtk is not installed.
  Package wicd-curses is not configured yet.
  Package wicd-cli is not installed.
  Package wicd-client is not installed.
  Package wicd-gtk which provides wicd-client is not installed.
  Package wicd-curses which provides wicd-client is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing wicd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wicd-daemon
 wicd-curses
 wicd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

root@antiX1:~# apt-get install wicd-gtk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  wicd-gtk
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 127 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/150kB of archives.
After this operation, 791kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously deselected package wicd-gtk.
(Reading database ... 69383 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wicd-gtk (from .../wicd-gtk_1.7.0+ds1-5_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up wicd-daemon (1.7.0+ds1-5) ...
adduser: The user `demo' does not exist.
dpkg: error processing wicd-daemon (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd-gtk:
 wicd-gtk depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing wicd-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd-curses:
 wicd-curses depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing wicd-curses (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wicd:
 wicd depends on wicd-daemon (= 1.7.0+ds1-5); however:
  Package wicd-daemon is not configured yet.
 wicd depends on wicd-gtk (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-curses (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-cli (= 1.7.0+ds1-5) | wicd-client; however:
  Package wicd-gtk is not configured yet.
  Package wicd-curses is not configured yet.
  Package wicd-cli is not installed.
  Package wicd-client is not installed.
  Package wicd-gtk which provides wicd-client is not configured yet.
  Package wicd-curses which provides wicd-client is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing wicd (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 wicd-daemon
 wicd-gtk
 wicd-curses
 wicd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@antiX1:~# 
 
Posts: 903
plvera
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
#2
wicd is a program to connect via wirelesss. To fix that error, type in a terminal as root:

adduser demo && dpkg --configure -a