[Bug 52344] Re: Unable to apt-get 'gnome-core-devel'

[ashrack]

I got it to work using the following:
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aptitude install gnome-core-devel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
  libdbus-1-dev
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev
  libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev
  libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev
  libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev
  libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev
  libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2 libstartup-notification0-dev
  libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gnome-core-devel gtk-doc-tools intltool jade
  libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl
  libcroco3-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev
  libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev
  libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3
  libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2
  libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp
0 packages upgraded, 68 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14.3MB of archives. After unpacking 59.7MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libdbus-1-dev: Depends: libdbus-1-2 (= 0.60-6ubuntu8) but 0.60-6ubuntu9 is installed.
Resolving dependencies...
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Downgrade the following packages:
libdbus-1-2 [0.60-6ubuntu9 (now) -> 0.60-6ubuntu8 (dapper)]

Score is -40

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gtk-doc-tools intltool jade libart-2.0-dev
  libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl libcroco3-dev
  libdbus-1-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev libgnome-keyring-dev
  libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnutls-dev
  libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libidl-dev libltdl3
  libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2
  libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  libdbus-1-2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  autoconf automake1.4 autotools-dev docbook docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man docbook-xsl gnome-common gnome-core-devel gtk-doc-tools intltool jade
  libart-2.0-dev libatspi-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-common-dev libavahi-glib-dev libbonobo2-dev libbonoboui2-dev libbz2-dev libcompress-zlib-perl
  libcroco3-dev libdbus-1-dev libeel2-dev libfont-afm-perl libgail-dev libgconf2-dev libgcrypt11-dev libglade2-dev libgnome-desktop-dev
  libgnome-keyring-dev libgnome-menu-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-dev libgnomeprintui2.2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgnomevfs2-dev
  libgnutls-dev libgpg-error-dev libgsf-1-dev libgtksourceview-dev libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl
  libidl-dev libltdl3 libltdl3-dev libmailtools-perl libnautilus-extension-dev libopencdk8-dev liborbit2-dev libpanel-applet2-dev librsvg2-dev libsp1c2
  libstartup-notification0-dev libtasn1-2-dev libtimedate-perl libtool liburi-perl libwww-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev m4 orbit2 sp
0 packages upgraded, 68 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 14.5MB of archives. After unpacking 59.7MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
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am just worried why did it have to downgrade a package???

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Unable to apt-get 'gnome-core-devel'
https://launchpad.net/bugs/52344