Broken packages............
Debian Testing - 3.0.0-1-686-pae
When attempting to install xvidcap with aptitude
Receive this error:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xvidcap{b}
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,227 kB of archives. After unpacking 2,855 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xvidcap: Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but
5:0.6.1+svn20101128-0.2 is installed. The following actions will
resolve these dependencies:
Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) xvidcap [Not Installed]
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
So I attempt the install it through synaptic and get this:
Could not apply changes!
Fix broken packages first.
So try with synaptic to fix the broken packages and get this:
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
Using debsums receive this:
~# debsums --changed
debsums: no md5sums for binutils
debsums: no md5sums for default-jre
debsums: no md5sums for gcj-4.6-jre
debsums: no md5sums for gcj-jre
debsums: no md5sums for gcj-jre-headless
debsums: no md5sums for libaudio2
debsums: no md5sums for mawk
So just in case, successfully reinstall all these with aptitude.
Nothing changes, still can't install xvidcap
My question is: where would the system be holding packages - even
though I haven't held any ever that I know of? But maybe a system
application has held some and if so, where?
Or doesd this just refer to the package version of libavdevice52 which
is not installed?
Thanks in advance,
Charlie
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