Hi Murray, As skim has not been ported to KDE3 yet, it must be removed from your system. You can do that with the following command: sudo dpkg --purge skim libskim0 Let me know if you run into any difficulties with this. Tim > > From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:43:54 -0500 > > Hi Murray, > > The outdated 3.5.10 version of kdelibs in the Ubuntu archives (including > kdelibs-data) is not compatible with the new KDE3/Trinity version of > kdelibs (which includes kdelibs-data-kde3). Please remove kdelibs-data, > and note which programs will be removed with it. Then try reinstalling > those programs, but with a -kde3 suffix appended. For example, > kolourpaint becomes kolourpaint-kde3. > > Hope this helps! > > Tim > > ------------------------------------------- > > Hello > > I have the same problem(s) (the sudo problem and now this library > problem, in jaunty everything was smooth, but no complain, since I very > much appreciate you efforts) > however it seems that I can't solve the lib problem > > for exmaple> > > sudo apt-get install kdelibs4c2a-kde3 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > kdelibs4c2a-kde3 is already the newest version. > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > libskim0: Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.9) but it is not going to be > installed > skim: Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.9) but it is not going to be > installed > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution). > > > so how to I interpret this message? > > Then > sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop-kde3 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > kubuntu-desktop-kde3 is already the newest version. > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > libskim0: Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.9) but it is not going to be > installed > skim: Depends: kdelibs4c2a (>= 4:3.5.9) but it is not going to be > installed > E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or > specify a solution). > ----------------------- > > I feel uneasy about these messages > > finally: > > ---------------------------- > > > > sudo apt-get -f install > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a > The following NEW packages will be installed: > kdelibs-data kdelibs4c2a > 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 49 not upgraded. > 393 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B/17.0MB of archives. > After this operation, 57.1MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > (Reading database ... 128989 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking kdelibs-data (from > .../kdelibs-data_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_all.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_all.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite '/etc/kde3/colors/40.colors', which is also in > package kdelibs-data-kde3 4:3.5.12-0ubuntu6+r1152788 > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Unpacking kdelibs4c2a (from > .../kdelibs4c2a_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs4c2a_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_i386.deb > (--unpack): > trying to overwrite '/etc/kde3/khotnewstuffrc', which is also in > package kdelibs-data-kde3 4:3.5.12-0ubuntu6+r1152788 > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs-data_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_all.deb > /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs4c2a_4%3a3.5.10.dfsg.1-3ubuntu2_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > ------------------------------------------------ > > regards > > Uwe Brauer > > > > > > >