On 06/25/2017 07:55 AM, Nick Koretsky wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:14:05 +0200
> Thierry de Coulon <tcoulon@...> wrote:
> 
>>> From the screenshots: libasound2-plugins and libasound2-plugins:386
>>> must be of the same version, but you have have one from dmo repository.
>>> In aptitude, force them to the same version.  
>>
>> Sound good, but I', afraid I don't know how to do that. I've read man 
>> aptitude, but seen no clue. Something with -t ?
> 
> In an interface mode, just find a correct version and press "+", then when
> the are no broken packages press "g"to apply.
> 
>>
>> I guess I would manage to remove the *:i386 files. Would that do?
>>
>> I obviously have a lot to learn about aptitude.
>>
> 
> If you use any non-main repositories for debian-based sysytem (like dmo,
> backports, ppas, etc) you HAVE to learn how to use aptitude, because you
> will eventually run into a situation where apt upgrade suggest  removing
> half system.
> 
> 
> 

One option that I found useful when installing from cli, "-s" or apt-get
-s intall xxx will run through the install process without installing
any packages.

I have stopped using dmo repos, eventualy something breaks, esp when I
compile something..a needed library depends is the wrong version

greg