[Bug 852167] [NEW] Skype won't install - held packages...

[Rainer Rohde]

Public bug reported:

Well, today's update broke once again Skype for me. Since I use Skype as
my telephone, this is more than frustrating.

I've tried to install the 64bit version and the i386 version - to no
avail.

In addition, me trying to install Skype somehow broke the software-
center and it won't repair.

Here's an error message I got from the command line:


rrohde at rrohde-MacBookPro:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 skype:i386 : Depends: libasound2:i386 (> 1.0.17) but it is not installed
              Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.7-1) but it is not installed
              Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libqt4-dbus:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libqt4-network:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.3) but it is not installed
              Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not installed
              Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not installed
              Depends: libxss1:i386 but it is not installed
              Depends: libxv1:i386 but it is not installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 4.1.23.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 16 15:10:48 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64+mac (20110815)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-16 (0 days ago)

** Affects: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Skype won't install - held packages...

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Well, today's update broke once again Skype for me. Since I use Skype
  as my telephone, this is more than frustrating.

  I've tried to install the 64bit version and the i386 version - to no
  avail.

  In addition, me trying to install Skype somehow broke the software-
  center and it won't repair.

  Here's an error message I got from the command line:

  
  rrohde at rrohde-MacBookPro:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Correcting dependencies... failed.
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   skype:i386 : Depends: libasound2:i386 (> 1.0.17) but it is not installed
                Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.7-1) but it is not installed
                Depends: libgcc1:i386 (>= 1:4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libqt4-dbus:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libqt4-network:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4.4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 4.3) but it is not installed
                Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not installed
                Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not installed
                Depends: libxss1:i386 but it is not installed
                Depends: libxv1:i386 but it is not installed
  E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
  E: Unable to correct dependencies

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: software-center 4.1.23.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 16 15:10:48 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64+mac (20110815)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-16 (0 days ago)

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