badkins@db4218245:~$ sudo aptitude -f install Password: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages are BROKEN: libdbm-ruby1.8 libgdbm-ruby1.8 libreadline-ruby1.8 libruby1.8-dbg libtcltk-ruby1.8 rdoc1.8 ruby1.8 ruby1.8-dev 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: ruby1.8-dev: Depends: libruby1.8 (= 1.8.6.114-2) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. libruby1.8-dbg: Depends: libruby1.8 (= 1.8.6.114-2) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. libgdbm-ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. rdoc1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114-2) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. libtcltk-ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. libdbm-ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. libreadline-ruby1.8: Depends: libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) but 1.8.5-4etch1 is installed. Resolving dependencies... The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Downgrade the following packages: irb1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] libdbm-ruby1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] libgdbm-ruby1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] libreadline-ruby1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] libruby1.8-dbg [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] libtcltk-ruby1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] rdoc1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] ri1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] ruby1.8 [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] ruby1.8-dev [1.8.6.114-2 (now) -> 1.8.5-4etch1 (stable, stable)] Score is -850 Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]