[Fix Pending - Temp Solution] transmission -- install issue

Netrunner Netrunner Desktop 17.06
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[code]sudo apt-get install transmission -o “Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1”
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 1
Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 1
Investigating (0) transmission:amd64 < none -> 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2 @un puN Ib >
Broken transmission:amd64 Depends on transmission-gtk:amd64 < none | 2.92-2+b1 @un uH > (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2)
Considering transmission-gtk:amd64 0 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
Reinst Failed early because of transmission-common:amd64
Considering transmission-gtk:amd64 0 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
Broken transmission:amd64 Depends on transmission-qt:amd64 < none | 2.92-2+b1 @rc uH > (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2)
Considering transmission-qt:amd64 1 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
Reinst Failed early because of transmission-common:amd64
Considering transmission-qt:amd64 1 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
Broken transmission:amd64 Depends on transmission-cli:amd64 < none | 2.92-2+b1 @un uH > (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2)
Considering transmission-cli:amd64 0 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
Reinst Failed early because of transmission-common:amd64
Considering transmission-cli:amd64 0 as a solution to transmission:amd64 9999
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:
transmission : Depends: transmission-gtk (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2) but it is not going to be installed or
transmission-qt (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2) but it is not going to be installed or
transmission-cli (>= 2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.[/code]

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hmmh, the mixup between Netrunners transmission-common and debian/buster’s transmission-qt seems to cause hicups.

you could try to install debian’s transmission-common by:

sudo apt-get install transmission-common=2.92-2 transmission-qt

if apt-get / discover / synaptic bothers you to upgrade transmission-common to netrunners you might want to hold the package until the breakage is gone:

sudo apt-mark hold

sudo apt-mark hold transmission-common

hope it helps

3

It might make more sense to install our version of transmission instead

sudo apt install transmission=2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2
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Small correction. Installing the meta package won’t work, due to version mixups. If you want netrunners transmission (2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2) you’ll get it by:

sudo apt-get install transmission-qt=2.92-2+20170530+1706+build2

(for gtk replace with transmission-gtk, etc.)

For Debians (2.92-2+b1) see first post.

Don’t forget to put either of those packages on hold, otherwise a dist-upgrade will break it in one way or another

sudo apt-mark hold transmission-common transmission-qt
unhold when situation stabilizes.

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Thank you both. I installed the debian version since the netrunner package was broken at the time of install. After the repos are fixed I will try reinstalling.

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I’m glad to hear it worked.