dpkg: error processing package mendeleydesktop (--install)

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Now I am sick of this error and after trying all the things that I found from similar questions, I decided to post this. So I am trying to install mendeleydesktop on my newly installed Ubuntu 14.04 :

sudo dpkg -i mendeleydesktop_1.16.1-stable_i386.deb

But it throws the following error:

(Reading database ... 248304 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack mendeleydesktop_1.16.1-stable_i386.deb ...
Unpacking mendeleydesktop (1.16.1) over (1.16.1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mendeleydesktop:
 mendeleydesktop depends on python.

dpkg: error processing package mendeleydesktop (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.13-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mendeleydesktop

I tried

sudo apt-get install -f

But this doesn't get rid of the error. I would be very happy if somebody could solve my problem. Thanks in advance.

like this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckingYourUbuntuVersion — Lord_PedantenStein, Jul 09 '16 at 18:56
I mean I know that I am using Ubuntu 14.04. I was not sure that it is 32-bit so I asked how can I check that. — Peaceful, Jul 10 '16 at 04:14
@edwinksl : After running command `uname -i`, I see `x86_64` so I think that the architecture is 64-bit. — Peaceful, Jul 10 '16 at 04:36
@SnehalShekatkar Type `arch` in the terminal and let me know what it says. — edwinksl, Jul 10 '16 at 04:39
@edwinksl : Thanks. Your comment solved my problem. So I was incorrectly using 32-bit package for a 64 bit architecture. (arch says `x86_64`). — Peaceful, Jul 10 '16 at 04:57
@SnehalShekatkar Try installing the 64-bit version of the package and see if that helps. — edwinksl, Jul 10 '16 at 05:53

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered May 08 '18 at 07:30

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I had the same problem in ubuntu 18.04. I solved it with:

sudo apt --fix-broken install

Then try to install the program again. It worked for me.

answered May 08 '18 at 07:30

Climerio Silva Neto

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For me this approach worked as well on Lubuntu 20.04 LTS. – Andreas L. Dec 09 '20 at 18:54

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mendeleydesktop: mendeleydesktop depends on python.

Check if python is still installed like here: Do we have to install Python or It is already installed in Ubuntu 14.04LTS?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jul 09 '16 at 18:55

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OP did say his Ubuntu 14.04 is freshly installed, so I doubt he had uninstalled `python`. – edwinksl Jul 09 '16 at 19:07
Python is installed by default. I can use it to run my python codes. – Peaceful Jul 10 '16 at 04:13

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