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Если вы столкнулись с такой проблемой при установке пакетов:
myvm:~# apt-get install nmap
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
nmap is already the newest version.
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
rmail: Depends: sendmail-bin but it is not going to be installed or
mail-transport-agent
sendmail: Depends: sendmail-bin (= 8.13.8-3) but it is not going to be installed
sensible-mda: Depends: sendmail-bin but it is not going to be installed or
mail-transport-agent
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
Также может проявляться вот так:
myvm:~# apt-get upgrade bitchx
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
rmail: Depends: sendmail-bin but it is not installed or
mail-transport-agent
sendmail: Depends: sendmail-bin (= 8.13.8-3) but it is not installed
sensible-mda: Depends: sendmail-bin but it is not installed or
mail-transport-agent
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
В общем, для любого способа установки.
Выход есть:
myvm:~# dpkg --configure -a
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