bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$ apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get install dovecot-imapd dovecot-pop3d Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: belocs-locales-bin: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed binutils-static: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed dovecot-imapd: Depends: dovecot-common (>= 0.99.12-1) but it is not going to be installed dovecot-pop3d: Depends: dovecot-common (>= 0.99.12-1) but it is not going to be installed libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-0ubuntu20) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed linux-image-2.6.10-5-386: Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.75ubuntu2) but it is not going to be installed lsb: Depends: lsb-cxx but it is not installable Depends: lsb-desktop but it is not installable lsb-core: Depends: libc6 (> 2.3.5) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed module-init-tools: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed ubuntu-base: Depends: ubuntu-minimal but it is not installable Depends: ubuntu-standard but it is not installable E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get install cvs Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: belocs-locales-bin: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed binutils-static: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-0ubuntu20) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed linux-image-2.6.10-5-386: Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.75ubuntu2) but it is not going to be installed lsb: Depends: lsb-cxx but it is not installable Depends: lsb-desktop but it is not installable lsb-core: Depends: libc6 (> 2.3.5) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed module-init-tools: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed ubuntu-base: Depends: ubuntu-minimal but it is not installable Depends: ubuntu-standard but it is not installable E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-base Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done ubuntu-base is already the newest version. You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: belocs-locales-bin: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed binutils-static: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-0ubuntu20) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed linux-image-2.6.10-5-386: Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.75ubuntu2) but it is not going to be installed lsb: Depends: lsb-cxx but it is not installable Depends: lsb-desktop but it is not installable lsb-core: Depends: libc6 (> 2.3.5) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed module-init-tools: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed ubuntu-base: Depends: ubuntu-minimal but it is not installable Depends: ubuntu-standard but it is not installable E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get install libc6 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done libc6 is already the newest version. You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: belocs-locales-bin: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed binutils-static: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-0ubuntu20) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed linux-image-2.6.10-5-386: Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.75ubuntu2) but it is not going to be installed lsb: Depends: lsb-cxx but it is not installable Depends: lsb-desktop but it is not installable lsb-core: Depends: libc6 (> 2.3.5) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed module-init-tools: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1) but 2.3.2.ds1-20ubuntu13 is to be installed ubuntu-base: Depends: ubuntu-minimal but it is not installable Depends: ubuntu-standard but it is not installable E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). bfusionx@bfx1:/etc/apt$