Install upgrade from 2.6.1 to any other verison fails

Fri Jan 15 13:51:51 EST 2016

Thanks Colin

I did press on a little further then you suggested because I have 
removed gnucash-common previously to no avail. So this is what I did

I installed all packages that seemed to be missing:

guile-2.0-libs
libaqbanking34 (>= 5.3.1beta)
libktoblzcheck1c2a (>= 1.19)
guile-2.0-libs
libfinance-quote-perl
libhtml-tableextract-perl
libdate-manip-perl
libfinance-quote-perl
libhtml-tableextract-perl
libdate-manip-perl

Now when I try to install Gnucash 2.6.11, I get much fewer messages as follows:

(Reading database ... 327131 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack gnucash_2.6.11-1~getdeb1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gnucash (1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1) over (1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnucash:
  gnucash depends on python-gnucash (= 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1); however:
   Package python-gnucash is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package gnucash (--install):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
  gnucash

I have tried to install python-gnucash but I consistently get the message (even after sudo apt-get -f install):

Selecting previously unselected package python-gnucash.
(Reading database ... 327131 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack python-gnucash_2.6.11-1~getdeb1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python-gnucash (1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-gnucash:
  python-gnucash depends on gnucash (= 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1); however:
   Package gnucash is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package python-gnucash (--install):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
  python-gnucash

I seem to be stuck here because each one depends on the other (catch22) - gnucash 2.6.11 depends on gnucash-common 2.6.11 before install and vice versa.

I await your response.

-Neal

On 16-01-15 10:21 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 15 January 2016 at 17:43, Neal <nlithwick at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Colin, as you can see, it just continues to steamroll into more and more
>> package issues and dependencies. I stopped after this last package
>> install attempt. All the info about messages and issued commands are
>> below, in red. I will leave it in this state for now before I attempt to
>> fall back to my previous version awaiting your response.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> -Neal
>>
>> On 16-01-15 02:03 AM, Colin Law [via GnuCash] wrote:
>>> On 15 January 2016 at 08:00, Neal Lithwick <[hidden email]
>>> </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4682686&i=0>> wrote:
>>>> Ok, now I am really screwed. Every time I try to install a missing
>>>> dependency, it also has a missing dependency or it breaks another
>>> module so
>>>> that now I am 3 layers deep in trying to satisfy requirements to
>>> install
>>>> this program. I got to a point where gnuutils level was an issue. If
>>> I keep
>>>> going, I will deinstall every package on the system. This is crazy.
>>> I have
>>>> tried gdebi (e.g. sudo gdebi libaqbanking35_5.6.1beta-2_amd64.deb),
>>>   dpkg,
>>>> apt-get and Ubuntu software centre.
>>>> Isn't there a way that I can issue an install and have all its
>>> dependencies
>>>> for this program for the level of Ubuntu I am running installed?
>>>
>>> Since you are in such a mess I suggest that you start again.
>>> First I assume you have already backed up your .gnucash file multiple
>>> times), and checked that the backup is good.
>>> Then completely remove all gnucash packages.  Open a terminal and do
>>> sudo apt-get remove gnucash (no problems)
>>> sudo apt-get autoremove (no problems)
>>>
>>> Then install the deb from the command line, first go to the directory
>>> where you have downloaded the deb file to, so something like
>>> cd Downloads
>>> then
>>> sudo dpkg -i whatever.deb (here is where we start to fall apart)
>> Messages during install:
>> Unpacking gnucash (1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1) ...
>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnucash:
>>    gnucash depends on gnucash-common (= 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1); however:
>>     Version of gnucash-common on system is 1:2.6.1-2.
>>    gnucash depends on python-gnucash (= 1:2.6.11-1~getdeb1); however:
>>     Package python-gnucash is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on guile-2.0-libs; however:
>>     Package guile-2.0-libs is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on libaqbanking34 (>= 5.3.1beta); however:
>>     Package libaqbanking34 is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on libktoblzcheck1c2a (>= 1.19); however:
>>     Package libktoblzcheck1c2a is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on guile-2.0; however:
>>     Package guile-2.0 is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on libfinance-quote-perl; however:
>>     Package libfinance-quote-perl is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on libhtml-tableextract-perl; however:
>>     Package libhtml-tableextract-perl is not installed.
>>    gnucash depends on libdate-manip-perl; however:
>>     Package libdate-manip-perl is not installed.
>>
>> dpkg: error processing package gnucash (--install):
>>    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>> Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
>> Processing triggers for menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...
>> Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
>> Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
>> Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
>> Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
>> Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>    gnucash
>>
>> So, I will try to install some of these missing or replace some of the
>> downlevel packages. First I will try gnucash-common with sudo apt-get
>> remove gnucash-common
> I see that all the existing gnucash stuff was not removed.  I had
> expected the autoremove to do that but apparently not.  Start again
> and this time remove gnucash-common and try the install again.  In
> order for this
> not to become more complicated post the results back straight away
> rather than pressing on, unless it is obvious what you should do.
>
> Colin