# apt-get install --dry-run -t xenial-security systemd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libpam-systemd libsystemd0 Suggested packages: systemd-ui systemd-container The following packages will be upgraded: libpam-systemd libsystemd0 systemd 3 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 221 not upgraded. Inst libpam-systemd [229-4ubuntu7] (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64]) [] Inst libsystemd0 [229-4ubuntu7] (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64]) [systemd:amd64 ] Conf libsystemd0 (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64]) [systemd:amd64 ] Inst systemd [229-4ubuntu7] (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64]) Conf systemd (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64]) Conf libpam-systemd (229-4ubuntu21.1 Ubuntu:16.04/xenial-security [amd64])
# apt-get install --dry-run systemd=229-4ubuntu21.1 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: systemd : Depends: libsystemd0 (= 229-4ubuntu21.1) but 229-4ubuntu21.4 is to be installed Recommends: libpam-systemd but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788486 Title: apt behaviour with strict dependencies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1788486/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs