Apt-get does not work in live-usb environment

I am working on a small project which requires Linux. So I made a live-usb for Ubuntu 14.04. I tried to install g++ and some other stuff but the apt-get does not work. It shows that I have unmet-dependancies. In fact, I cannot install anything.

What am I doing wrong? Should I make a persistent Live-usb? Or is it not possible to use apt-get in live environment at all?

My laptop is very shabby so I cannot boot into it because of serious hardware issues with my internal HDD. So live-usb is the only option I have.

Example of what happens:

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... 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:
 build-essential : Depends: g++ (>= 4:4.4.3) but it is not going to be installed
 Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The thing is, there are no broken packages.

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

What are you trying to install packages on to? A filesystem in memory? A hard drive?

– Faheem Mitha
Dec 20 '15 at 19:55

1

Did you run apt-get update to refresh the package lists first? Please edit your question to include a specific example of a package you tried to install, together with the complete error message.

– steeldriver
Dec 20 '15 at 21:02

Yeah, I did apt-get update. That does not help. And I want to install it in the SSD.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:24

Either you didn't run apt-get update recently or your source list is broken or incomplete. Run apt-get update again, and if that doesn't help, post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list and of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

– Gilles
Dec 20 '15 at 23:30

I removed some packages and re-installed them. Thanks for the help guys.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 21 '15 at 0:12

add a comment |

What am I doing wrong? Should I make a persistent Live-usb? Or is it not possible to use apt-get in live environment at all?

My laptop is very shabby so I cannot boot into it because of serious hardware issues with my internal HDD. So live-usb is the only option I have.

Example of what happens:

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... 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:
 build-essential : Depends: g++ (>= 4:4.4.3) but it is not going to be installed
 Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The thing is, there are no broken packages.

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

What are you trying to install packages on to? A filesystem in memory? A hard drive?

– Faheem Mitha
Dec 20 '15 at 19:55

1

Did you run apt-get update to refresh the package lists first? Please edit your question to include a specific example of a package you tried to install, together with the complete error message.

– steeldriver
Dec 20 '15 at 21:02

Yeah, I did apt-get update. That does not help. And I want to install it in the SSD.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:24

Either you didn't run apt-get update recently or your source list is broken or incomplete. Run apt-get update again, and if that doesn't help, post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list and of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

– Gilles
Dec 20 '15 at 23:30

I removed some packages and re-installed them. Thanks for the help guys.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 21 '15 at 0:12

add a comment |

What am I doing wrong? Should I make a persistent Live-usb? Or is it not possible to use apt-get in live environment at all?

My laptop is very shabby so I cannot boot into it because of serious hardware issues with my internal HDD. So live-usb is the only option I have.

Example of what happens:

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... 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:
 build-essential : Depends: g++ (>= 4:4.4.3) but it is not going to be installed
 Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The thing is, there are no broken packages.

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

What am I doing wrong? Should I make a persistent Live-usb? Or is it not possible to use apt-get in live environment at all?

My laptop is very shabby so I cannot boot into it because of serious hardware issues with my internal HDD. So live-usb is the only option I have.

Example of what happens:

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree 
Reading state information... 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:
 build-essential : Depends: g++ (>= 4:4.4.3) but it is not going to be installed
 Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The thing is, there are no broken packages.

apt live-usb

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

edited Dec 20 '15 at 23:29

Gilles

534k12810741594

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

asked Dec 20 '15 at 18:42

Saurabh Sinha

What are you trying to install packages on to? A filesystem in memory? A hard drive?

– Faheem Mitha
Dec 20 '15 at 19:55

1

Did you run apt-get update to refresh the package lists first? Please edit your question to include a specific example of a package you tried to install, together with the complete error message.

– steeldriver
Dec 20 '15 at 21:02

Yeah, I did apt-get update. That does not help. And I want to install it in the SSD.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:24

Either you didn't run apt-get update recently or your source list is broken or incomplete. Run apt-get update again, and if that doesn't help, post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list and of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

– Gilles
Dec 20 '15 at 23:30

I removed some packages and re-installed them. Thanks for the help guys.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 21 '15 at 0:12

add a comment |

What are you trying to install packages on to? A filesystem in memory? A hard drive?

– Faheem Mitha
Dec 20 '15 at 19:55

1

Did you run apt-get update to refresh the package lists first? Please edit your question to include a specific example of a package you tried to install, together with the complete error message.

– steeldriver
Dec 20 '15 at 21:02

Yeah, I did apt-get update. That does not help. And I want to install it in the SSD.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:24

Either you didn't run apt-get update recently or your source list is broken or incomplete. Run apt-get update again, and if that doesn't help, post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list and of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

– Gilles
Dec 20 '15 at 23:30

I removed some packages and re-installed them. Thanks for the help guys.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 21 '15 at 0:12

What are you trying to install packages on to? A filesystem in memory? A hard drive?

– Faheem Mitha
Dec 20 '15 at 19:55

Did you run apt-get update to refresh the package lists first? Please edit your question to include a specific example of a package you tried to install, together with the complete error message.

– steeldriver
Dec 20 '15 at 21:02

Yeah, I did apt-get update. That does not help. And I want to install it in the SSD.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:24

Either you didn't run apt-get update recently or your source list is broken or incomplete. Run apt-get update again, and if that doesn't help, post the content of /etc/apt/sources.list and of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

– Gilles
Dec 20 '15 at 23:30

I removed some packages and re-installed them. Thanks for the help guys.

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 21 '15 at 0:12

add a comment |

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Have you tried aptitude instead of apt-get? BUT if apt-get isn't available that may not be either.

Also, do a search on "wget" and "git clone."

One last thing, is the Live with persistence? I'm no expert but that may make a difference.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

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Have you tried aptitude instead of apt-get? BUT if apt-get isn't available that may not be either.

Also, do a search on "wget" and "git clone."

One last thing, is the Live with persistence? I'm no expert but that may make a difference.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

add a comment |

Have you tried aptitude instead of apt-get? BUT if apt-get isn't available that may not be either.

Also, do a search on "wget" and "git clone."

One last thing, is the Live with persistence? I'm no expert but that may make a difference.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

add a comment |

Have you tried aptitude instead of apt-get? BUT if apt-get isn't available that may not be either.

Also, do a search on "wget" and "git clone."

One last thing, is the Live with persistence? I'm no expert but that may make a difference.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

Have you tried aptitude instead of apt-get? BUT if apt-get isn't available that may not be either.

Also, do a search on "wget" and "git clone."

One last thing, is the Live with persistence? I'm no expert but that may make a difference.

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

answered Dec 20 '15 at 19:50

Victor Hatley

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

add a comment |

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

No, the live is without persistence

– Saurabh Sinha
Dec 20 '15 at 23:21

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