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matanster
Asked: 2016-06-17 03:27:26 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 16: google-chrome-stable : Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not going to be installed

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I installed Ubuntu 16 desktop a few weeks ago. Added Chrome and all fine. However now when I try sudo apt-get install ffmpeg, I get this error message:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 google-chrome-stable : Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

What's the problem and what should I do?

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You can run sudo apt-get -f install, as suggested by the error message. This should install any needed dependencies and resolve the issue. (Alternatively, you could use Synaptic, Aptitude, or another package manager to resolve the dependency issue.)

    As @grooveplex pointed out, the -f stands for --fix-broken, not "force", and should not cause any damage to your system.

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  2. Google chrome is not available from Ubuntu repository, instead setup is downloaded from Google's servers.. you should be able to install libappindicator1 using sudo apt install libappindicator1 (it's in the 16.04 repository) or from synaptic package manager, and then try installing the chrome.deb

    Synaptic Package Manager : 1.search for libappindicator1, 2.Mark for Installation, 3.Apply

    If you do not have synaptic

    sudo apt-get install synaptic

    Once the libappindicator1 is in place, Open the .deb in Ubuntu Software Install as shown on Google Chrome's download page

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  3. What helped me with installing libappindicator1 on Ubuntu and in Docker as well - is installing this package manually. Also, it depends on another one libindicator7.

    RUN curl -p --insecure "http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libappindicator/libappindicator1_12.10.1+18.04.20180322.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb" --output libappindicator1_0.4.92-8_amd64.deb \
    && curl -p --insecure "http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/libi/libindicator/libindicator7_16.10.0+18.04.20180321.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb" --output libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb \
    && dpkg -i libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb \
    && dpkg -i libappindicator1_0.4.92-8_amd64.deb \
    && rm libindicator7_0.5.0-4_amd64.deb \
    && rm libappindicator1_0.4.92-8_amd64.deb
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