Unmet dependencies on Linux Mint 22.1

[npro]

@Dancer18 yep, it's nice that it works perfect for you, it is also still unclear what OP has done, "updated my Mint as a clean install" ? . I suspect that "update" didn't go that well, so OP should do all what was told to from the beginning.

[resz41]

Total Linux noob here.
I downloaded the .deb from Vivaldi's site and had the same dependency problem on Linux Mint 22.1 cinnamon (ubuntu based, updated from 21.3-->22-->22.1).
Managed to install Vivaldi by opening the terminal in the downloads folder and ran "sudo dpkg -i vivaldi-stable_7.3.3635.7-1_amd64.deb".

[DoctorG]

@resz41
How had you upgraded from Mint 21?

apt update
apt install mintupgrade
sudo mintupgrade

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Could be that you have not upgraded all or a broken package sources list.

Start Shell/Terminal
Type each command and hit Return to start it:

sudo apt clean
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Any errors?

Try to install missing packages with:
sudo apt -f install

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If that does not help give me the output of
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list

[resz41]

@DoctorG I upgraded just like that (apt update, apt install mintupgrade, sudo mintupgrade, same as the official Mint documentation)

sudo apt upgrade gives me

The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing:
  ubuntu-drivers-common
0 updated, 0 new installs, 0 deleted and 1 unupdated (<--I translated this second line from Finnish, don't know if the terms are correct.)

cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
deb https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/linuxmint.com/packages xia main upstream import backport 

deb https://ubuntu.web.trex.fi/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse
deb https://ubuntu.web.trex.fi/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb https://ubuntu.web.trex.fi/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse

[DoctorG]

@resz41 sources list looks good.

[DoctorG]

@resz41 sudo apt -f install had not helped?

Then try sudo apt install libglib2.0-0t64

[npro]

@DoctorG said in Unmet dependencies on Linux Mint 22.1:

@resz41 sources list looks good.

I have no idea about Mint's repositories but is this ok? linuxmint.com/packages xia main upstream import backport

well I guess you probably have that as well so scratch this.

[resz41]

@DoctorG sudo apt -f install doesn't help

sudo apt install libglib2.0-0t64
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
libglib2.0-0t64 is already the newest version (2.80.0-6ubuntu3.2).
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 1 not to upgrade.

[DoctorG]

@resz41 And now you was able to install Vivaldi?

[superiorclam]

@resz41 I'd let apt do the work of resolving any missing and/or outdated dependencies and install with a command like sudo apt install ./vivaldi-stable_7.3.3635.7-1_amd64.deb. I'm always a little cautious about using the force option

[resz41]

@DoctorG Yes, I'm posting via Vivaldi now. It's just that simply downloading Vivaldi .deb from vivaldi.com, double clicking it and letting the Linux Mint Package Installer gave me this:
I think that is the most common way of installing vivaldi on linux mint, as by default it doesn't show up in the package manager. You have to click on "Show unverified Flatpaks (not recommended)" in the software manager settings to see vivaldi.
As a newbie, that text looks very scary lol

[npro]

@DoctorG said in Unmet dependencies on Linux Mint 22.1:

@resz41 And now you was able to install Vivaldi?

yeah OP did that in a few posts above, the question now is if OP is willing to uninstall Vivaldi and re-install it using that gdebi/qapt/whateverGUI fork it is to see if this message comes up again

[DoctorG]

@resz41 Sorry to say, opening with package installer woks for me:

My Mint:

# inxi -S
System:
  Host: minze Kernel: 6.8.0-57-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia

[npro]

@DoctorG Maybe OP should reinstall that "GUI installer" and use "overwrite files", don't know the dpkg/apt syntax for that though.

[resz41]

@DoctorG Yeah, something's just wrong with my install of mint. Thanks for the help though.

[DoctorG]

Seems a app named captain installes packages.
Try to fix:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo apt-get install --reinstall captain
sudo apt-get install --reinstall aptkit

PS: I am not really running Mint on my Linux PCs, i have it for testing Vivaldi on different Linux.

[DoctorG]

@resz41 Would be better and faster to install Mint 22 and apps new.
If you have separate partitions for system and /home that should work.
I hope that Mint is able to can do this from a USB stick.
Similar to https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to-reinstall-linux-mint-without-losing-your-data-settings/
//edit: As i understand if you do not let / format, then Mint will keep /home.

Tested 1 hour ago.

Mint 22 can not install new and craps the system, does not find any disk after boot.

Seems installer did not update boot system. Bad OS.

I can not help more for Mint as special Ubuntu clone.