Webmin Installation Issues -- Broken Packages.

Kaanha

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Hello, I'm attempting to install webmin on my ProxMox server. I've used webmin with ProxMox since I first started using the system, with no issue.

Now I'm attempting to install ProxMox, which went off without any issues and after doing update and upgrade and then adding the packages for webmin and attempting to install webmin I get:

Code:
root@silverdragon:~# apt-get install webminReading 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:
 webmin : Depends: libio-pty-perl but it is not installable
          Depends: apt-show-versions but it is not installable
E: Broken packages

If I attempt to install one of those packages I get:

Code:
root@silverdragon:~# apt-get install libio-pty-perlReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package libio-pty-perl is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source


E: Package 'libio-pty-perl' has no installation candidate



I've never had this issue before until yesterday. I've also included my ProxMox Version information.

Code:
pve-manager: 2.2-32 (pve-manager/2.2/3089a616)running kernel: 2.6.32-16-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 2.2-83
pve-kernel-2.6.32-16-pve: 2.6.32-82
pve-kernel-2.6.32-17-pve: 2.6.32-83
lvm2: 2.02.95-1pve2
clvm: 2.02.95-1pve2
corosync-pve: 1.4.4-1
openais-pve: 1.1.4-2
libqb: 0.10.1-2
redhat-cluster-pve: 3.1.93-2
resource-agents-pve: 3.9.2-3
fence-agents-pve: 3.1.9-1
pve-cluster: 1.0-34
qemu-server: 2.0-71
pve-firmware: 1.0-21
libpve-common-perl: 1.0-41
libpve-access-control: 1.0-25
libpve-storage-perl: 2.0-36
vncterm: 1.0-3
vzctl: 4.0-1pve2
vzprocps: 2.0.11-2
vzquota: 3.1-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 1.3-10
ksm-control-daemon: 1.1-1

Thanks for any help!
 
I'm having a similar problem. I'm doing a clean install from the Proxmox ISO download. I've been following the video at woodel.com (great help btw) but when I get to the step to install webmin I get errors just as mentioned in this thread. I have run the apt-get update command but when I try to run the "dpkg -i webmin_1.610_all.deb" command I get the error:
***************************
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of webmin:
webmin depends on libio-pty-perl; however:
Package libio-pty-perl is not installed.
webmin depends on apt-show-versions; however:
Package apt-show-versions is not installed.
dpkg: error processing webmin (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
webmin
*****************

I have tried running the "apt-get -f install" command which gives me:

*********************
root@proxmox:/options# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
webmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 37 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 133 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 51404 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing webmin ...
***********************************

What should I try next? Specific commands would be most helpful.
 
I'm having a similar problem. I'm doing a clean install from the Proxmox ISO download. I've been following the video at woodel.com (great help btw) but when I get to the step to install webmin I get errors just as mentioned in this thread. I have run the apt-get update command but when I try to run the "dpkg -i webmin_1.610_all.deb" command I get the error:
***************************
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of webmin:
webmin depends on libio-pty-perl; however:
Package libio-pty-perl is not installed.
webmin depends on apt-show-versions; however:
Package apt-show-versions is not installed.
dpkg: error processing webmin (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
webmin
*****************

I have tried running the "apt-get -f install" command which gives me:

*********************
root@proxmox:/options# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
webmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 37 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 133 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 51404 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing webmin ...
***********************************

What should I try next? Specific commands would be most helpful.

Hi cdsJerry, I'd be happy to help!

All you need to do is:

Code:
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org*
apt-get install webmin -y

I found if you already attempted to install webmin then you can also do
Code:
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org*
apt-get -f install

Hope this helps you out!
 
I'm having a similar problem. I'm doing a clean install from the Proxmox ISO download. I've been following the video at woodel.com (great help btw) but when I get to the step to install webmin I get errors just as mentioned in this thread. I have run the apt-get update command but when I try to run the "dpkg -i webmin_1.610_all.deb" command I get the error:
***************************
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of webmin:
webmin depends on libio-pty-perl; however:
Package libio-pty-perl is not installed.
webmin depends on apt-show-versions; however:
Package apt-show-versions is not installed.
dpkg: error processing webmin (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
webmin
*****************

I have tried running the "apt-get -f install" command which gives me:

*********************
root@proxmox:/options# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
webmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 37 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 133 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 51404 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing webmin ...
***********************************

What should I try next? Specific commands would be most helpful.

I'm not sure why my last post hasn't showed up but let me post it again, because I know how important it is to get your stuff up as quickly as possible.

So, since you're using the actually .deb package all you need to do is:

Code:
[COLOR=#333333]rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/[/COLOR][URL="http://ftp.us.debian.org/"]ftp.us.debian.org[/URL][COLOR=#333333]*
[/COLOR]dpkg -i [COLOR=#333333]webmin_1.610_all.deb
[/COLOR]
I also generally do an apt-get update and apt-get upgrade before installing the webmin package. But that's not necessary. Let me know if you have any further problems and I'll do my best to help!
 
Thanks. I ended up hiring someone to help get it running and he happens to hate webmin. He did get me updated to version 2.2. I was a bit surprised that all the NIC settings on every WindowsVM broke during the update. Windows sees the new system as new hardware. I guess it's because the changes from version 1.9 to 2.2 were just too much for it. Of course since it sees it as a new NIC it means all the bindings etc. all got lost as well. I'm nearly done re-keying everything by hand having spent the weekend here working on this. I only have one NIC that I can't seem to get working.. and the guy I hired is on his way here to see if he can figure out what's going on with that one.

I like the new interface so far but haven't played in it much. Been spending most of my time fixing the NIC settings. It's too bad those all broke in Windows.
 
Thanks. I ended up hiring someone to help get it running and he happens to hate webmin. He did get me updated to version 2.2. I was a bit surprised that all the NIC settings on every WindowsVM broke during the update. Windows sees the new system as new hardware. I guess it's because the changes from version 1.9 to 2.2 were just too much for it. Of course since it sees it as a new NIC it means all the bindings etc. all got lost as well. I'm nearly done re-keying everything by hand having spent the weekend here working on this. I only have one NIC that I can't seem to get working.. and the guy I hired is on his way here to see if he can figure out what's going on with that one.

I like the new interface so far but haven't played in it much. Been spending most of my time fixing the NIC settings. It's too bad those all broke in Windows.

I'm glad you were able to get your stuff going, though I hate you had to hire someone and hate even more that it broke your NIC's for your Window clients. Hopefully it'll be smooth sailing from here on.

Good luck with it all!
 

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