On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:09:14 -0500 "Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com" suggested this:
>Charlie <aries...@skymesh.com.au> writes: > >>>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. > >Looking like I may have some serious problems with held stuff too. > >I see a rather high number: > > aptitude search ~ahold|wc -l > 140 > >Surely that cannot be normal? >Please do not reply to this thread... I don't mean to highjack >Charlies' thread. > >See `Subject: Yikes 140 held packages' No problem I think in repling to your post about this Harry. I think it complements the thread rather than veers away from it? Also thank you for that aptitude search command, I didn't know that and just tried it on my system: ~$ aptitude search ~ahold|wc -l 0 As root: :~# aptitude search ~ahold|wc -l 0 So something is telling me porkies and I think it might be synaptic. The end result is I'm still unable to install xvidcap I think it relies on old packages, some like libavdevice52 that are unavailable in Wheezy? Or at least a search for it comes up empty? 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: libavcodec52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but 4:0.6.2-5 is installed. Depends: libavdevice52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) which is a virtual package. Depends: libavformat52 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but 4:0.6.2-5 is installed. Depends: libavutil50 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but 4:0.6.2-5 is installed. Depends: libswscale0 (>= 5:0.6.1+svn20110308) but 4:0.6.2-5 is installed. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Keep the following packages at their current version: 1) xvidcap [Not Installed] Never mind. Thanks again for the aptitude search command. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. ......Henry David Thoreau *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic ----------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111028092015.2223dea6@taowild