# apt-get install kde Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done kde is already the newest version. You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies. kdeaddons: Depends: konq-plugins (>= 4:3.3.2-4) but it is not going to be installed kdeadmin: Depends: kpackage (>= 4:3.3.2-1) but it is not going to be installed kdeartwork: Depends: kdeartwork-style (>= 4:3.3.2-1) but it is not going to be installed kdebase: Depends: kicker (>= 4:3.3.2-1sarge3) but it is not going to be installed kdegraphics: Depends: ksvg (>= 4:3.3.2-2sarge4) but it is not going to be installed knewsticker: Depends: kicker but it is not going to be installed kteatime: Depends: kicker but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). debian:/home/cap# dpkg --remove kicker kpackage ksvg kdelibs-data dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kicker, only the config files of which are on the system. Use --purge to remove them too. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove kpackage, only the config files of which are on the system. Use --purge to remove them too. dpkg - warning: ignoring request to remove ksvg, only the config files of which are on the system. Use --purge to remove them too. dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of kdelibs-data: kdelibs4 depends on kdelibs-data (>= 4:3.3.0). kdelibs depends on kdelibs-data (>= 4:3.3.2-6.4). dpkg: error processing kdelibs-data (--remove): dependency problems - not removing Errors were encountered while processing: kdelibs-data