Re: upgrade from 7 to testing no longer possible

[Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "To Ja" <goa.raver@gmail.com>
> 
> Hi All,
> Just tried to upgrade my simple LAMP box from Wheezy to Jessie, but this
> error prevents whole process
> 
> root@xxx:~# apt-get --download-only dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Failed
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  udev : Breaks: plymouth (< 0.9.0-7) but 0.8.5.1-5 is to be installed
> E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused
> by held packages.
> 
> I did exactly the same procedure few days ago and all went well. It looks
> that udev version: 215-5+b1 introduced above problem.

I would uninstall plymouth and then try again.  If you succeed, you can try re-installing plymouth later on, if you really want it.

-Rob