So I am trying to install VLC. I'm getting this:
sudo apt-get install vlc
That yields:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.1.4+git20141006+r54582+19+11~ubuntu14.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 2.1.4+git20141006+r54582+19+11~ubuntu14.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 2.1.4+git20141006+r54582+19+11~ubuntu14.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
So I've looked around, and other problems regarding that very same install mention held packages. So I've tried to locate any:
$ dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
Nothing comes up. To locate broken packages, Synaptic has been suggested, so I gave that a try as well. But Synaptic tells me I don't have any broken package.
Nonetheless, when I try to install vlc, sure enough I get the same error.
I've also check the PPA, I only have trusty so this shouldn't be the issue.
Thinks like
sudo apt-get install --fix-broken
& similars attemps all yields
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.