I cannot found solution for this problem:
constantia@constantia:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
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:
build-essential : Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
constantia@constantia:~$ sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev
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:
dpkg-dev : Depends: libdpkg-perl (= 1.17.5ubuntu5) but 1.17.5ubuntu5.2 is to be installed
Recommends: build-essential but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: fakeroot but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libalgorithm-merge-perl but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
constantia@constantia:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Sorry, if my questions is so stupid. Maybe somebody explain me from where my problem is? I don't touch the system at all (new installation of 14.04). Thank you.
sudo apt-get install -f libdpkg-perl
??apt-cache madison libdpkg-perl
?madison
?dpkg-dev
here) Some of your other programs will depend on newer versions of software to function. Basically the developer of the program should have compatibility, or you can install older packages alongside new ones This is not normally recommended, but it can be done.