# Ubuntu hardy chef installation problem

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/ubuntu-hardy-chef-installation-problem/1504>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [July 10, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/ubuntu-hardy-chef-installation-problem/1504 "2010-07-10T14:15:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Boudewijn\_Vandongen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/boudewijn_vandongen/32/897_2.png) [@Boudewijn\_Vandongen](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Boudewijn_Vandongen)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/ubuntu-hardy-chef-installation-problem/1504/1 "2010-07-10T14:15:54Z")

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Hi guys,

Sorry if this is an obvious one, I’m new to chef.  
Basically installed server & clients successfully on Ubuntu 10.4 machines and  
been able to run recipes.  
BUT, have a few older machines on 8.04LTS Ubuntu, and I can’t get the chef  
client installed on them.  
Have added opscode repository, and when I do:  
sudo aptitude install chef

I get:

Reading package lists… Done  
Building dependency tree  
Reading state information… Done  
Reading extended state information   
Initializing package states… Done  
Building tag database… Done   
The following packages are BROKEN:  
libchef-ruby1.8  
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:  
libabstract-ruby1.8 libbunny-ruby1.8 liberubis-ruby1.8 libextlib-ruby1.8  
libgems-ruby1.8 libhighline-ruby1.8 libjson-ruby1.8 libmime-types-ruby  
libmixlib-authentication-ruby1.8 libmixlib-cli-ruby1.8  
libmixlib-config-ruby1.8 libmixlib-log-ruby1.8 libmoneta-ruby1.8  
libohai-ruby libohai-ruby1.8 librestclient-ruby1.8 libsystemu-ruby1.8  
ohai ruby rubygems ucf  
The following NEW packages will be installed:  
chef libabstract-ruby1.8 libbunny-ruby1.8 liberubis-ruby1.8  
libextlib-ruby1.8 libgems-ruby1.8 libhighline-ruby1.8 libjson-ruby1.8  
libmime-types-ruby libmixlib-authentication-ruby1.8 libmixlib-cli-ruby1.8  
libmixlib-config-ruby1.8 libmixlib-log-ruby1.8 libmoneta-ruby1.8  
libohai-ruby libohai-ruby1.8 librestclient-ruby1.8 libsystemu-ruby1.8  
ohai ruby rubygems ucf  
0 packages upgraded, 23 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.  
Need to get 1104kB of archives. After unpacking 12.0MB will be used.  
The following packages have unmet dependencies:  
libchef-ruby1.8: Depends: libuuidtools-ruby1.8 which is a virtual package.  
Resolving dependencies…  
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Keep the following packages at their current version:  
chef [Not Installed]  
libchef-ruby1.8 [Not Installed]

Score is -9868

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]

Accepting with Y basically does nothing (0 packages installed).  
Am I missing something obvious? I don’t know how to resolve this.  
Many thanks for any input!  
BvD

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**Author:** ![Cameron\_Johnston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/cameron_johnston/32/887_2.png) [@Cameron\_Johnston](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Cameron_Johnston)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/ubuntu-hardy-chef-installation-problem/1504/2 "2010-07-10T15:01:42Z")

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On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM, [boudewijn.vandongen@gmail.com](mailto:boudewijn.vandongen@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi guys,
> 
> Sorry if this is an obvious one, I'm new to chef.  
> Basically installed server & clients successfully on Ubuntu 10.4 machines and  
> been able to run recipes.  
> BUT, have a few older machines on 8.04LTS Ubuntu, and I can't get the chef  
> client installed on them.  
> Have added opscode repository, and when I do:  
> sudo aptitude install chef
> 
> I get:
> 
> Reading package lists... Done  
> Building dependency tree  
> Reading state information... Done  
> Reading extended state information  
> Initializing package states... Done  
> Building tag database... Done  
> The following packages are BROKEN:  
> libchef-ruby1.8  
> The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:  
> libabstract-ruby1.8 libbunny-ruby1.8 liberubis-ruby1.8 libextlib-ruby1.8  
> libgems-ruby1.8 libhighline-ruby1.8 libjson-ruby1.8 libmime-types-ruby  
> libmixlib-authentication-ruby1.8 libmixlib-cli-ruby1.8  
> libmixlib-config-ruby1.8 libmixlib-log-ruby1.8 libmoneta-ruby1.8  
> libohai-ruby libohai-ruby1.8 librestclient-ruby1.8 libsystemu-ruby1.8  
> ohai ruby rubygems ucf  
> The following NEW packages will be installed:  
> chef libabstract-ruby1.8 libbunny-ruby1.8 liberubis-ruby1.8  
> libextlib-ruby1.8 libgems-ruby1.8 libhighline-ruby1.8 libjson-ruby1.8  
> libmime-types-ruby libmixlib-authentication-ruby1.8 libmixlib-cli-ruby1.8  
> libmixlib-config-ruby1.8 libmixlib-log-ruby1.8 libmoneta-ruby1.8  
> libohai-ruby libohai-ruby1.8 librestclient-ruby1.8 libsystemu-ruby1.8  
> ohai ruby rubygems ucf  
> 0 packages upgraded, 23 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.  
> Need to get 1104kB of archives. After unpacking 12.0MB will be used.  
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:  
> libchef-ruby1.8: Depends: libuuidtools-ruby1.8 which is a virtual package.  
> Resolving dependencies...  
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
> 
> Keep the following packages at their current version:  
> chef [Not Installed]  
> libchef-ruby1.8 [Not Installed]
> 
> Score is -9868
> 
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
> 
> Accepting with Y basically does nothing (0 packages installed).  
> Am I missing something obvious? I don't know how to resolve this.  
> Many thanks for any input!  
> BvD

Hi!

I've reproduced this on a fresh 8.04.4 install. Looks like  
libuuidtools-ruby1.8 is not installable, and therefore neither is  
libchef-ruby1.8. I've opened a ticket for this issue:  
[http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1436](http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1436)

Cameron

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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Timberman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/joshua_timberman/32/424_2.png) [@Joshua\_Timberman](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Joshua_Timberman)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/ubuntu-hardy-chef-installation-problem/1504/3 "2010-07-10T20:05:22Z")

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Ohai!

On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Cameron Johnston wrote:

> I've reproduced this on a fresh 8.04.4 install. Looks like  
> libuuidtools-ruby1.8 is not installable, and therefore neither is  
> libchef-ruby1.8. I've opened a ticket for this issue:  
> [http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1436](http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1436)

I've updated the apt repository and closed the ticket.

Thanks for reporting this guys!

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Joshua Timberman, Senior Solutions Engineer  
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