[NBLUG/talk] apt-get issues

[Lincoln Peters]

You have a huge sources.list file there.  For comparison, my sources.list file 
on Debian/testing contains only 6 lines that aren't either comments or just 
blank!

I'd suggest you get rid of (delete or comment out) this block and everything 
below it:

> # Experimental
> # deb http://debian.uni-essen.de/debian ../project/experimental main
> contrib non-free
> # deb-src http://debian.uni-essen.de/debian ../project/experimental main
> contrib non-free

But first, be sure to make a backup copy of your sources.list file, just in 
case.

Afterward, run "apt-get update" (so it can clear the database of all 
now-unavailable packages), and see if you can upgrade without it trying to 
remove any essential packages.

If that doesn't work, let us know what kind of output you get with these new 
sources.

If it works, but you lose something you really wanted, you can try re-adding 
sections one at a time, checking after each change that "apt-get upgrade" 
still works like it's supposed to.


-- 
Lincoln Peters		<sampln at sbcglobal.net>

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.