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Fix dependences in deb package

Example from Dropbox in debian where the libnautilus-extension1 (>= 1:2.22.2)”. In my installation, the version of libnautilus-extension1 is 2.30.1 and not 1:2.30.1

I had downloaded the version 0.6.7 32 bit (i386) i.e. nautilus-dropbox_0.6.7_i386.deb and was unable to install it cleanly. However, when I ran it by force installing, it ran without problems but the package was broken. So, the problem was not with the unmet dependencies but the deb file wrongly specifying dependencies.

So, I decided to fix the deb file. I unpacked the deb:

Then edited the extract/DEBIAN/control file with gedit. You can use any other text editor of your choice.

The “Depends:” line looks like the following:

Notice the entry “libnautilus-extension1 (>= 1:2.22.2)”. In my installation, the version of libnautilus-extension1 is 2.30.1 and not 1:2.30.1 (which is the version format for libnautilus-extension1 in Ubuntu). So, I edited the version number to 2.22.2 instead of 1:2.22.2. So, the new depends line looks like the following:

After the change, return back to the directory of the original deb file, and create a directory called build and run the dpkg-deb command with -b switch to build the new deb file:

You will find a deb file in build/ directory which should install without dependency problems.

After installing, install the service by running the following as root and you are all done:

Hope this helps.