Ubuntu 13.10 can't satisfy dependency libpackagekit-glib2-14

Question

I've just installed Ubuntu 13.10 on my laptop, not as an upgrade but as a clean install.

Everything is working great, except for the fact that I'm now attempting to install the Intel graphics drivers from the official page and have run into a dependency error.

The package is asking for libpackagekit-glib2-14 and failing for lack of inclusion in the repos (as far as I can tell). I do have libpackagekit-glib2-16 installed, but as far as I can tell there is no way to revert back to 14, or install alongside.

If anyone could give me some guidance on a resolution to this I'd be greatly appreciative.

Unwritten

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Answer 1

This question is a bit old now but there is no awnser, so, here we go... There is a new version, Intel(R) Graphics Installer 1.0.3 for Linux, that supports libpackagekit-glib2-16.

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/intelr-graphics-installer-1.0.3-linux

Were

Thanks for pointing this out! I've been checking on a fairly regular basis waiting for it to come out. – Unwritten

Answer 2

First try with

$ sudo apt-get install -f

If it doesn't work & the error still persist, simply remove the old library as

$ sudo apt-get remove libpackagekit-glib2-16
OR
$ sudo dpkg -r libpackagekit-glib2-16

Whichever works for you.

Then freshly install your package. If the error about dependancy still persist, install the required library with following command.

$ sudo dpkg -i libpackagekit-glib2-14
OR 
$ sudo apt-get install libpackagekit-glib2-16

Finally you can remove the dependancies with the first command provided in this answer.

Mahdi

I thought I should add on here for anyone else looking that removing libpackagekit-glib2-16 also attempts to remove basically the entire DE, and is not a feasible solution. I still have not found a way around this and am waiting for a release which uses libpackagekit-glib2-16. – Unwritten