Public bug reported: $ sudo apt-get install octave [sudo] password for rodeno: 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: octave : Depends: libarpack2 (>= 2.1) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: octave (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-5.11-generic 3.4.0 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-5-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.2.3-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jun 17 22:12:48 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120510) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: octave UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: octave (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1014453 Title: Octave dependency error libarpack2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1014453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs