Public bug reported:

Trying to install libsndfile1-dev fails:

$ sudo apt install libsndfile1-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.
 libsndfile1-dev : Depends: libsndfile1 (= 1.0.25-10) but 
1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

The reason is seen by running apt show -a libsndfile:

$ apt show -a libsndfile1
Package: libsndfile1
Version: 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libsndfile
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com>
Installed-Size: 510 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2)
Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
Download-Size: unknown
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status
Description: Library for reading/writing audio files
 libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files
 containing sampled audio data.
 .
 Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed
 formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX;
 various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW
 header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS
 (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others.

Package: libsndfile1
Version: 1.0.25-10
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: libsndfile
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 511 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2)
Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, 
edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, 
mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, 
lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, 
ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, 
ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y
Download-Size: 137 kB
APT-Sources: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Description: Library for reading/writing audio files
 libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files
 containing sampled audio data.
 .
 Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed
 formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX;
 various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW
 header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS
 (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others.


$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release:        16.04

What do I do now? I opened an issue with libsndfile maintainer here:

https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/337

But he closed it referring me here.

** Affects: libsndfile (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Can't install libsndfile1-dev on Ubuntu 16.04.2 x86_64

Status in libsndfile package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install libsndfile1-dev fails:

  $ sudo apt install libsndfile1-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.
   libsndfile1-dev : Depends: libsndfile1 (= 1.0.25-10) but 
1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 is to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

  The reason is seen by running apt show -a libsndfile:

  $ apt show -a libsndfile1
  Package: libsndfile1
  Version: 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
  Status: install ok installed
  Priority: optional
  Section: libs
  Source: libsndfile
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com>
  Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com>
  Installed-Size: 510 kB
  Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2)
  Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
  Download-Size: unknown
  APT-Manual-Installed: yes
  APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Description: Library for reading/writing audio files
   libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files
   containing sampled audio data.
   .
   Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed
   formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX;
   various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW
   header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS
   (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others.

  Package: libsndfile1
  Version: 1.0.25-10
  Priority: optional
  Section: libs
  Source: libsndfile
  Origin: Ubuntu
  Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com>
  Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com>
  Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
  Installed-Size: 511 kB
  Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2)
  Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/
  Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, 
edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, 
mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, 
mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, 
ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, 
ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
  Supported: 5y
  Download-Size: 137 kB
  APT-Sources: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  Description: Library for reading/writing audio files
   libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files
   containing sampled audio data.
   .
   Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed
   formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX;
   various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW
   header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS
   (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others.

  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
  Release:      16.04

  What do I do now? I opened an issue with libsndfile maintainer here:

  https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/337

  But he closed it referring me here.

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