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N4RPS:
Hello!

UIAM, it has been suggested elsewhere in the forums that it isn't a good idea to run the dist-upgrade command in Linux Lite.

You see, Linux Lite is heavily modified, Things like calling dist-upgrade and installing Ubuntu/Lubuntu Software Centre can undo those changes...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

suburbandisposal:
in case anyone is still having similar issues , I did some light digging and came upon a couple of threads

http://askubuntu.com/questions/167464/problem-with-package-dependencies-in-qt4-library

in that thread someone suggested what seems to be a pretty powerful/useful command combo that seems to have done the trick

--- Code: ---sudo apt-get update --fix-missing && sudo apt-get -t stable -f install && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
--- End code ---

that thread was linked from this previous one
http://askubuntu.com/questions/177340/how-to-fix-severe-libqt4-package-dependency-problems

ran the commands in there as well for good measure (obviously for the specific libqt4 problems)

--- Code: ---apt-get download libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386
apt-get download libqt4-xmlpatterns:amd64
sudo dpkg -i libqt4-xmlpatterns*.deb
sudo dpkg --configure -a
--- End code ---

if this was a dumb thing to do please feel free to interject  8)

suburbandisposal:
opened Synaptic and noticed the searchbar was missing

http://askubuntu.com/questions/91310/fresh-install-of-lubuntu-synaptic-is-missing-the-search-box-in-the-tool-bar

after running the commands in that thread, namely sudo update-apt-xapian-index -vf,  the stock installer seems to be doing it's job again (probably also temporary)

--- Code: ---sudo apt-get install apt-xapian-index
sudo update-apt-xapian-index -vf
--- End code ---

update: keep running into problems. At one point restricted extras wouldn't stop downloading in the stock installer so I cancelled and it said it was finished downloading anyway the next time I entered the installer. Keep getting prompted to configure dpkg

--- Code: ---dpkg: error processing package libqt4-declarative:i386 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
--- End code ---
will be googling this issue immediately

CutRightSharpening:
This also worked for me. I now have Chrome, Chromium and the Restricted extras downloaded and installed.

To be clear, I ran the script.
When told that the already installed package had been modified locally and asked what to do, I selected "install the maintainers version".

I will finish setting up Chrome and Chromium and test them and the do a machine restart and see if the fix holds.

11/11/14 5:44pm It looks to me like this is a permanent fix. I restarted the machine and was able to download and install WINE.
Then I ran the Update Tool and after it ran I was able to download and install Play On Linux.

Some GURU needs to verify that this is indeed a permanent fix.
It ain't me.
11/12/14 8:36
Ok, Doing the things I have done has also resulted in changes to the Boot Screen and the Shutdown screen.  I would add attachments except the forum only seems to allow .pdf and .txt and my pics are .jpg so here is a link.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzCxPUe7m_TPOXhKcV9tQkV6a0E&usp=sharing

 I actually like the boot screen change since the original was VERY hard on my poor old presbiopic eyes. Pink and Magenta and electric green on a grey background in 8 pt text? Really?? Why?? Nice clean black and white now

suburbandisposal:
 I had a similar issue after a fresh install since I was having a different issue with my previous install

Whilst I was running updates I checked out the Grub updated menu and the updates stopped, software installer wasn't working so I tried to terminal install pidgin and it prompted me to run this

--- Code: ---sudo dpkg --configure -a
--- End code ---

installer seem to be running fine now  8)

update: Guess this was merely a temporary fix I only got half of my programs installed before it became stuck on playonlinux and refused to install anything after that

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