Trying to install trillian... libpango in sid is ourdated

[wrecked_machine]

I'm trying to install Trillian, an essential app for my production environment. It requires libpango 1.3 or above; the version in Sid is still at 1.0. Any workarounds?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

the version in Sid is still at 1.0

No it isn't, the sid version is 1.44.7. Even oldoldstable has v1.36.8.

[wrecked_machine]

the version in Sid is still at 1.0

No it isn't, the sid version is 1.44.7. Even oldoldstable has v1.36.8.

Ok, you're right... schoolchild error on my part. The version on my system is 1.44.7. Great. So why does gdebi insist it's an unresolvable dependency, and dpkg give me the following output? Note that it says libpango is not installed:

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sudo dpkg -i trillian_2.0.0.7_v5_amd64.deb                              
Selecting previously unselected package trillian.
(Reading database ... 325443 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack trillian_2.0.0.7_v5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking trillian (2.0.0.7) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of trillian:
 trillian depends on libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.22.0); however:
  Package libatkmm-1.6-1v5 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libcairomm-1.0-1v5 (>= 1.10.0); however:
  Package libcairomm-1.0-1v5 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 (>= 3.12.0); however:
  Package libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.30.0); however:
  Package libpango1.0-0 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libpangomm-1.4-1v5 (>= 2.28.0); however:
  Package libpangomm-1.4-1v5 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0); however:
  Package libssl1.0.0 is not installed.
 trillian depends on libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 (>= 1.8.0); however:
  Package libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 is not installed.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Try

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# apt install -f

Or

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# apt install /full/path/to/trillian_2.0.0.7_v5_amd64.deb

EDIT: actually gdebi should resolve and install the dependencies but the full error message will give us some more clues.

[eriefisher]

The problem is with the version scheme. You likely have libpango-1...... but it's asking for libpango1......Notice no (-) before the 1. I have run into it a couple times. They way around it was to edit the control file. I used dpkg-deb to unpack the deb then edited the control file then repack the deb and install. This will explain it.

https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... deb/138190

[stevepusser]

Nonsense. Libpangomm is not the same package as libpango, and even Stretch had an acceptable version.

https://packages.debian.org/search?suit ... mm-1.4-1v5

https://packages.debian.org/search?suit ... pango1.0-0

These problems are almost always due to crazy sources that the user has messed around with, missing sources because they installed without a net connection, or rarely a bad mirror.

[eriefisher]

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=956520

[stevepusser]

I'm trying to install Trillian, an essential app for my production environment. It requires libpango 1.3 or above; the version in Sid is still at 1.0. Any workarounds?

You're using Sid for a production environment? Well, at least you have an appropriate user name.