cannot install gc 2.6 for ubuntu

[John R. Sowden]

On 02/11/2014 12:38 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:25 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com 
> <mailto:clanlaw at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 11 February 2014 09:02, John Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
>     <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>> wrote:
>     > On 02/10/2014 01:52 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
>     >
>     >>
>     >> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:02 PM, John Sowden
>     <jsowden at americansentry.net <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>
>     >> <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net
>     <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >>     On 02/09/2014 01:50 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>     >>
>     >>         sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>     >>
>     >>     The first command went with no errors.  The seconds command
>     went
>     >>     with the following:
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>     john at sentry15:~$ sudo apt-get install gnucash
>     >>     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:
>     >>      gnucash : Depends: libaqbanking33 (>= 4.99.2) but it is not
>     >>     installable
>     >>                Recommends: gnucash-docs but it is not going to be
>     >>     installed
>     >>     E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>     >>     john at sentry15:~$
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> In addition to the information Colin Law requested, could you
>     please also
>     >> check to see exactly what version of Ubuntu you are running. It
>     matters
>     >> because if you look at http://www.getdeb.net/software/Gnucash
>      you will see
>     >> that GnuCash 2.6.1 has only been compiled for Ubuntu 12.04 and
>     Ubuntu 13.10
>     >> (the LTS release and the most-recent non-LTS release).
>     >>
>     >> If you are running one of those two versions then you may also
>     want to be
>     >> sure you are pointing to the correct GetDeb repository for your
>     version of
>     >> Ubuntu.
>     >>
>     >> For example, if you are running Ubuntu 12.04, the repository
>     (go to the
>     >> Software Center and open Edit --> Preferences and click the
>     Other Software
>     >> tab. The entry for GetDeb in Ubuntu 12.04 should be:
>     >>
>     >> http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb apps
>     >>
>     >> If you are running Ubunto 13.10 the line above should say
>     "saucy" instead
>     >> of "precise."
>     >>
>     >> If you are running ANY OTHER version of Ubuntu on your
>     computer, you
>     >> cannot use the GnuCash packages at GetDeb. You CAN however
>     compile and
>     >> install them yourself.
>     >>
>     > well, I am running xubuntu 13.10 with the xfce desktop.  Sounds
>     like I need
>     > to remove getdeb from my update config.
>
>     I believe that Tommy was including Xubuntu when he said ubuntu.  It is
>     the version number that is important.  Xubuntu 13.10 should be ok I
>     believe.  Of course if you do not need 2.6 then remove getdeb and use
>     2.4 from the standard repo.
>
>     Colin
>
>
> Sorry I forgot that. Yes, as far as I know the libraries SHOULD be the 
> same for all the standard _buntu variants (xubuntu, lubuntu, 
> kubuntu... ) because they actually point to the same repository.
>
> I wouldn't necessarily expect Mint or Peppermint or any of the 
> non-standard Ubuntu variants to have the same packages, but if they 
> are based on the same codebase as a particular version of Ubuntu they 
> may very well work, too.
>
> It sounds like it COULD be a packaging error in the GetDeb package, 
> but I presume others have been able to install it, so it might be a 
> subtle problem. You MIGHT try uninstalling and reinstalling (if you 
> haven't done so already) and if so be sure you get a "fresh" package 
> just in case.
>
> $ sudo apt-get purge gnucash gnucash-common gnucash-docs
>
> $ sudo apt-get clean
>
> $ sudo apt-get install gnucash gnucash-common gnucash-docs
>
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I followed the three commands.  It also asked me to run "apt-get 
autoremove" which I did.  I can now access gc 2.6 with no problem. My Q: 
Why is this not clearly explained on the GC page re: installing.  Each 
command with an explanation so people (like me!) will learn as we do it, 
and save the tough questions (what does debit mean :) ) for the gc gurus.

John