I had added a ppa to run a newer version of mythtv and mysql-server than the current supported software. This led to software update failures due to failed dependencies. I am running mythubuntu 14.04 and this post will show how to change the dependency requirement of a software package so that it will install. This method will use a bash script to save some time. The script uses the nano text editor to change the file. Terminal commands will look like this sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n

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• Download the script “nano.debcontrol.sh”\n
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  • Putting this file in a location that is in your path will make it easier to run\n
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    • see http:\/\/askubuntu.com\/questions\/540344\/add-custom-script-to-path<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Download link\n
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      • nano.debcontrol.sh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • you will need to make the file executable\n
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        • sudo chmod 770 nano.debcontrol.sh<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • This script is a modification of Loevborg’s script from post http:\/\/ubuntuforums.org\/showthread.php?t=636724<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Change to the directory you want to download the package to\n
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          • cd ~\/Downloads\/mythtv-27<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Download the mythtv package to modify\n
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            • sudo apt-get download mythtv<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • List contents of directory to see file name of the downloaded file\n
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              • ls -l<\/em>\n
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                • mythtv_2%3a0.27.4+fixes.20150423.8f14d3d-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3_all.deb
                  \n-rw-r–r– 1 root root\u00a0 77K Apr 25 08:09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Modify mythtv package\n
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                  • nano.debcontrol.sh mythtv_2%3a0.27.4+fixes.20150423.8f14d3d-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3_all.deb<\/em>\n
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                    • Change the following line\n
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                      • Depends: mysql-server<\/li>\n
                      • Change to this\n
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                        • Depends: mysql-server | mysql-server-5.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • This allows the package to use mysql-server or mysql-server-5.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • Save file\n
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                          • ctrl + o in nano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • View new modified mythtv file\n
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                            • ls -l<\/em>\n
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                              • mythtv_2%3a0.27.4+fixes.20150423.8f14d3d-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3_all.modfied.deb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                              • View package contents and order of files (important)\n
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                                • less mythtv_2%3a0.27.4+fixes.20150423.8f14d3d-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3_all.modfied.deb<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                • Install modified mythtv file\n
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                                  • sudo dpkg -i mythtv_2%3a0.27.4+fixes.20150423.8f14d3d-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3_all.modfied.deb<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                                  • Done<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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