On 9 November 2016 at 22:10, Christian Ehrhardt < christian.ehrha...@canonical.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 12:53 AM, Bryan White <brewm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> The following packages have unmet dependencies: >> libxrandr-dev : Depends: libxrandr2 (= 2:1.4.2-1) but 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 >> is to be installed >> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. >> >> How do I fix this? > > > Hi Bryan, > just checked and was able to install as expected. > Actually for you libxrandr-dev should be on 1.5.0 from trusty-updated as > well. > The change is out for a while (2016-07-29), but to be sure you could run > 'apt-get update' once more. > Then check why your system isn't going for libxrandr-dev 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 > with apt-cache policy. > > IMHO it should these days look like: > > root@trusty-tests:~# apt-cache policy libxrandr-dev > libxrandr-dev: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 > Version table: > 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 > Packages > 2:1.4.2-1 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages > root@trusty-tests:~# apt-cache policy libxrandr2 > libxrandr2: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 > Version table: > 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 > Packages > 2:1.4.2-1 0 > 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages > > Kind Regards, > Christian > Hello Christian # # # # SHORT VERSION... now fixed - thanks. # # # # LONG VERSION... My as-was details ... bryan@ASUS-K75DE:~$ apt-cache policy libxrandr-dev libxrandr-dev: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2:1.4.2-1 Version table: 2:1.4.2-1 0 500 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages ... clearly missing the trusty-updates bit === (using Synaptic Package Manager) Software & Updates - only checked box was 'Important security updates (trusty-security)' i.e. 'Recommended updates (trusty updates)' NOT selected So I selected 'Recommended updates' & updated 150+MB === My new details ... bryan@ASUS-K75DE:~$ apt-cache policy libxrandr-dev libxrandr-dev: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 Version table: 2:1.5.0-1~trusty1 0 500 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 2:1.4.2-1 0 500 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages === and libxrandr-dev now installs :-) # # # # Regards Bryan White
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