Hi Tony What if you tell APT specifically to use Backports via "-t jessie-backports"? Please see my simulation install below.
Kind regards Jan sudo apt-get install -t jessie-backports pylint3 -s -V Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: blt (2.5.3+dfsg-1) libtcl8.6 (8.6.2+dfsg-2) libtk8.6 (8.6.2-1) python3-astroid (1.4.4-1~bpo8+1) python3-lazy-object-proxy (1.2.1-1~bpo8+1) python3-logilab-common (1.1.0-1~bpo8+1) python3-tk (3.4.2-1+b1) python3-wrapt (1.8.0-5) tk8.6-blt2.5 (2.5.3+dfsg-1) Suggested packages: blt-demo (2.5.3+dfsg-1) tcl8.6 (8.6.2+dfsg-2) tk8.6 (8.6.2-1) pylint-doc (1.5.2-1~bpo8+1) tix (8.4.3-7~bpo8+1) python3-tk-dbg (3.4.2-1+b1) The following NEW packages will be installed: blt (2.5.3+dfsg-1) libtcl8.6 (8.6.2+dfsg-2) libtk8.6 (8.6.2-1) pylint3 (1.5.2-1~bpo8+1) python3-astroid (1.4.4-1~bpo8+1) python3-lazy-object-proxy (1.2.1-1~bpo8+1) python3-logilab-common (1.1.0-1~bpo8+1) python3-tk (3.4.2-1+b1) python3-wrapt (1.8.0-5) tk8.6-blt2.5 (2.5.3+dfsg-1) 0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 168 not upgraded. On Mon Nov 14, 2016 at 16:14:33, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install pylint3 on my jessie system. > According to synaptic, pylint3 is available from backports, which I've > enabled in sources.list. However, it depends on python3-astroid, which it > refused to install: > > ################################# > tony@tony-lx:~$ sudo apt-get install pylint3 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > pylint3 : Depends: python3-astroid (>= 1.4.1) but 1.2.1-3 is to be > installed > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. > ################################# > > Has anyone got any suggestions? > -- > Tony van der Hoff | mailto:t...@vanderhoff.org > Buckinghamshire, England | >
