[Bug 1613949] Re: vim-gtk3 Has Unmet Dependencies After `apt-get upgrade` In Ubuntu 16.04.1 Xenial

Tue Dec 27 20:28:36 UTC 2016

Mr. Murray,

Without having yet added "universe-updates" (or anything else) to my
/etc/apt/sources.list file, I went ahead and ran `apt-get update` and
`apt-cache policy vim-gtk3` again, now it looks like things have been
fixed (enough) for me to move forward as-is.

AND IT WORKS!

Unfortunately, it only works because of the passage of time (and things
being fixed upstream, presumably); it WAS a problem when I originally
created this ticket, and specifically that problem is that the default
sources.list fails to include the proper "xenial-updates" lines.

There are 2 files which may be significant, "sources.list" and the older
"sources.list.save" files.  I will attach "sources.list", and their diff
is below.  Perhaps this bug report should be re-filed with the people
who are in charge of the default "/etc/apt/sources.list" files???

Thanks,
~ Will

$ ls -l /etc/apt/sources.list*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2727 Nov 24 09:23 /etc/apt/sources.list
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2827 Aug 16 12:12 /etc/apt/sources.list.save

# diff sources.list.save sources.list
6c6
< # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
---
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
27c27
< # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
---
> deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
35d34
< deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
42c41
< # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner
---
> deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner

$ apt-cache policy vim-gtk3
vim-gtk3:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
  Version table:
     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 Packages
     2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages

# apt-get update
...
# apt-get install vim-gtk3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  vim-gui-common
Suggested packages:
  cscope vim-doc vim-gnome-py2 | vim-gtk-py2 | vim-gtk3-py2 | vim-athena-py2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  vim-gtk3 vim-gui-common
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,290 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,223 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 vim-gui-common all 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 [67.6 kB]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 vim-gtk3 amd64 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 [1,223 kB]
Fetched 1,290 kB in 2s (606 kB/s)   
Selecting previously unselected package vim-gui-common.
(Reading database ... 333767 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../vim-gui-common_2%3a7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking vim-gui-common (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package vim-gtk3.
Preparing to unpack .../vim-gtk3_2%3a7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking vim-gtk3 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up vim-gui-common (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Setting up vim-gtk3 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/editor (editor) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gvim (gvim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gview (gview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rgview (rgview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rgvim (rgvim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/evim (evim) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/eview (eview) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gvimdiff (gvimdiff) in auto mode

** Attachment added: "sources.list"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1613949/+attachment/4797268/+files/sources.list

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Title:
  vim-gtk3 Has Unmet Dependencies After `apt-get upgrade` In Ubuntu
  16.04.1 Xenial

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a fresh install of Ubuntu v16.04.1, then I did an `apt-get
  upgrade` and it only had a few seemingly-minor packages to upgrade
  (don't remember the list, sorry).

  Apparently all the core vim packages have been upgraded to
  2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1 but vim-gtk3 (and all the other gvim-providing
  packages I tested) are still held back to 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1 so there
  is a version mis-match.

  Now I get the following error:

  [[[ BEGIN PASTE ]]]

  root at machine:/# apt-get install vim-gtk3
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  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 not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   vim-gtk3 : Depends: vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1) but 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
              Depends: vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1) but 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

  [[[ END PASTE ]]]

  However I can still get gvim working if I force the installation of the vim-gtk3 package using dpkg.  Of course this is not a good solution, because it leaves my system in a state of seemingly-broken packages!

  [[[ BEGIN PASTE ]]]

  root at machine:/# dpkg -i --force-depends ./vim-gtk3_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
  Selecting previously unselected package vim-gtk3.
  (Reading database ... 251539 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../vim-gtk3_7.4.1689-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking vim-gtk3 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1) ...
  dpkg: vim-gtk3: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested:
   vim-gtk3 depends on vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1); however:
    Version of vim-common on system is 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1.
   vim-gtk3 depends on vim-runtime (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1); however:
    Version of vim-runtime on system is 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1.

  Setting up vim-gtk3 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1) ...
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/editor (editor) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gvim (gvim) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gview (gview) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rgview (rgview) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/rgvim (rgvim) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/evim (evim) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/eview (eview) in auto mode
  update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.gtk3 to provide /usr/bin/gvimdiff (gvimdiff) in auto mode

  [[[ END PASTE ]]]

  And yes, I can confirm that gvim actually works using this method.  We just need to upgrade the package versioning so that we don't have a problem with the apt-get packaging dependency system.

  Thanks for all your hard work.  Ubuntu is #1!!!  :-)

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