On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:01:00 -0500 "Wu-Kung Sun sunwuk...@gmail.com"
 suggested this:

>On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Charlie <aries...@skymesh.com.au>
>wrote:
>>
>> Debian Testing - 3.0.0-1-686-pae
>>
>> When attempting to install xvidcap with aptitude
>>
>> Receive this error:
>>
>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>  xvidcap{b}
>> 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
>> upgraded. Need to get 1,227 kB of archives. After unpacking 2,855 kB
>> will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>>  xvidcap: Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but
>> 5:0.6.1+svn20101128-0.2 is installed. The following actions will
>> resolve these dependencies:
>>
>>     Keep the following packages at their current version:
>> 1)     xvidcap [Not Installed]
>>
>> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
>>
>> So I attempt the install it through synaptic and get this:
>>
>> Could not apply changes!
>> Fix broken packages first.
>>
>> So try with synaptic to fix the broken packages and get this:
>>
>> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>> E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be
>> caused by held packages.
>> E: Unable to correct dependencies
>> E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be
>> caused by held packages.
>> E: Unable to correct dependencies
>>
>> Using debsums receive this:
>>
>> ~# debsums --changed
>> debsums: no md5sums for binutils
>> debsums: no md5sums for default-jre
>> debsums: no md5sums for gcj-4.6-jre
>> debsums: no md5sums for gcj-jre
>> debsums: no md5sums for gcj-jre-headless
>> debsums: no md5sums for libaudio2
>> debsums: no md5sums for mawk
>>
>> So just in case, successfully reinstall all these with aptitude.
>>
>> Nothing changes, still can't install xvidcap
>>
>> My question is: where would the system be holding packages - even
>> though I haven't held any ever that I know of? But maybe a system
>> application has held some and if so, where?
>>
>> Or doesd this just refer to the package version of libavdevice52
>> which is not installed?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Charlie

>You have libavdevice52 installed and held at version
>5:0.6.1+svn20101128-0.2 which is too old.
>See your held packages with "aptitude search ~ahold". Try removing
>your hold with "aptitude unhold libavdevice52" and then try
>reinstalling xvidcap.
>
>-- 
>swk

Thank you SWK.

Both those commands do nothing and purging libavdevice52 didn't give me
the version I need, and now I'm unable to install even it again? I get
this error message from synaptic:

libavcodec52:
  Depends: libavutil50 (<4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.7.1-0.1 is to be installed
or libavutil-extra-50 (<4:0.6.2-99) but it is not installable

This from aptitude:

~# aptitude install libavcodec52
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libavcodec52{b} 
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,629 kB of archives. After unpacking 10.4 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  libavcodec52: Depends: libavutil50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) but 5:0.7.1-0.1 is
installed. or libavutil-extra-50 (< 4:0.6.2-99) which is a virtual
package. Depends: libx264-116 but it is not going to be installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Keep the following packages at their current version:
1)     libavcodec52 [Not Installed]

Then tried this:

~# aptitude install libavutil-extra-50
No candidate version found for libavutil-extra-50
No candidate version found for libavutil-extra-50
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.

Then tried this:

~# aptitude install libavutil50
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.

No joy I'm afraid.

Charlie
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