unable to fix broken packages.

Eino · posted: 2013-10-28 12:55

I went to use a program the uses GLX rendering, and I had a problem with the graphics driver so I went to re-install it. The install failed because of the following packages are broken."ia32-libs, and ia32-libs-i386.

This is what I have done so far too try to fix the packages.

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dpkg  --configure -a  

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade followed by apt-get install -f

Usually one of the two works, but it did not this time. I need help with this one, any ideas.

Here are my system specs

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$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.4-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13.1_x64-full Luddite 19 June 2013
Machine:   System: Compaq Presario 061 product: ER919AA-ABA SR1820NX NA620 version: 0nx1411RE101NAGAM00
           Mobo: ASUSTek model: NAGAMI version: 1.02 Bios: Phoenix version: 3.11 date: 09/19/2006
CPU:       Single core AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3) clocked at 1000.00 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA C51 [GeForce 6150 LE] X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1024x768@75.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A
Audio:     Card: Creative Labs SB Audigy driver: snd_emu10k1 Sound: ALSA ver: k3.7.10-antix.4-amd64-smp
Network:   Card-1: NVIDIA MCP51 Ethernet Controller driver: forcedeth 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:17:31:10:58:e8
           Card-2: Ralink RT2800 802.11n PCI driver: rt2800pci 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 68:1c:a2:04:21:cc
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 750.2GB (4.7% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST3750528AS size: 750.2GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 686G used: 34G (6%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 102 Uptime: 1:11 Memory: 355.3/2950.4MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.16

If nothing else, I'll just wait for the next distribution of antiX to come out.

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2013-10-28 13:01

what sources are you using, testing/jessie or wheezy/stable? I've noticed some package name differences between wheezy and testing. the ia32libs problem bit me in the but when trying to install netflix-desktop when using testing sources.

anticapitalista · posted: 2013-10-28 13:06

First try purging the packages you installed apt-get purge foo or with dpkg --purge foo.deb

What are you trying to install and is it a Debian deb or third party?

Eino · posted: 2013-10-28 13:10

I'm using wheeze/stable.

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2013-10-28 13:21

I just tried in my default install, and ia32-libs-386 appears broken for me too using the debian stable repos. I changed to the testing repos, and that version seemed to be OK. You might try enabling the testing repos to just install ia32-libs, ia32-libs-386, and ia32-libs-gtk.

Eino

dolphin_oracle wrote:I just tried in my default install, and ia32-libs-386 appears broken for me too using the debian stable repos. I changed to the testing repos, and that version seemed to be OK. You might try enabling the testing repos to just install ia32-libs, ia32-libs-386, and ia32-libs-gtk.

Thank you, changing repos fixed the issue.

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Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA C51 [GeForce 6150 LE] X.Org: 1.12.4 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1024x768@75.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: GeForce 6150 LE/integrated/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 304.108

dolphin_oracle · posted: 2013-10-28 14:06

good to hear.

I do recommend changing back to the stable repos since that is what you were using. These packages shouldn't be affected during any updates as the version number is higher than the stable.