What are dependencies? - Ask Ubuntu
But being specific to your scenario, this dependency talk outputted by the OS to you refers to software packages (what you referred as things). A software package may depend on another software …
What is the difference between dependencies and pre-depends?
Aug 26, 2017 · The term "dependency" can be used broadly to encompass "Depends" and "Pre-Depends" relationships (and sometimes even other, weaker relationships), or it can be used narrowly …
Uninstalling Dependencies. Is This a Good Practice?
May 11, 2015 · This question is about removing packages that were installed as dependencies but are no longer needed. In your case, it was about removing a package that still was a dependency of …
How do I find the reverse dependency of a package? [duplicate]
I was wondering if it was possible to check what package another package is a dependency of. For example, jetty is mysteriously installed and running on my system and I'd like to check whether it ...
apt - How to fix update problems (Ubuntu 20.04) - Ask Ubuntu
Apr 27, 2020 · This is the output after running "sudo apt upgrade": Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The …
apt - how do i fix this dependency issue? - Ask Ubuntu
Oct 3, 2022 · Number one step is knowing what release you're on. I looked up a package from your question & came up with two possible releases, meaning I can't help. We're limited to details you …
Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
May 12, 2024 · I want to say that I am unable to install or remove any package through sudo apt. Whenever I tried to install or remove any package just like this sudo apt install perl-base it shows an …
What does "Package <package> has no installation candidate" mean?
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package munin-memcached is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the …
package management - What is the difference between upstream and ...
What is the difference between upstream and downstream when referring to who (or where) to go to as a developer or packager?
NTP server install fails on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Sep 20, 2021 · It's been my first time posting a question. I have install Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS on a server in order to be my NTP server for my network. I try to install the NTP server but I get the error: $ sudo …