I remember also running into another package or two that won't install without xorg-video-abi-15.
The best method would be adding the proper "provides" to the appropriate package. However, if this is provided by multiple packages we should go with the slightly messier option of using a meta-package to provide the dependency. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1424491 Title: apt-get fails to install fglrx or fglrx-updates in 14.04.2 and 12.04.5 Status in AMD fglrx video driver: Invalid Status in fglrx-installer package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in fglrx-installer-updates package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in fglrx-installer source package in Precise: In Progress Status in fglrx-installer-updates source package in Precise: In Progress Status in fglrx-installer source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in fglrx-installer-updates source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: SRU Request: [Impact] fglrx cannot be installed correctly together with the new lts stacks. [Test case] Installing the xserver from lts-utopic will prevent the current fglrx from being installed. The new fglrx will install correctly [Regression potential] Low. This fglrx release is already in use in 15.04 without any major issues. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Activity: Install fglrx AMD driver on 12.04.5 and 14.02.2 Expected behavior: fglrx would intall Observed behavior: fglrx is not installed as follows Attempt to install fglrx fails as follows: zack3@ZACK3:~$ sudo apt-get install fglrx-updates xvba-va-driver 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: fglrx-updates : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11 but it is not installable or xorg-video-abi-12 but it is not installable or xorg-video-abi-13 but it is not installable or xorg-video-abi-14 but it is not installable or xorg-video-abi-15 E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. Attempt to insatll xorg-video-abi-15 yields: zack3@ZACK3:~$ sudo apt-get install xorg-video-abi-15 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'xserver-xorg-core' instead of 'xorg-video-abi-15' 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: libcheese-gtk23 : Depends: libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 (>= 0.91.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed libcheese7 : Depends: libclutter-gst-2.0-0 (>= 0.10.0) but it is not going to be installed Depends: gstreamer1.0-clutter but it is not going to be installed libclutter-1.0-0 : Depends: libcogl-pango15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. Attempting to install xserver-xorg-core instead yields: zack3@ZACK3:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core 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: libcheese-gtk23 : Depends: libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 (>= 0.91.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed libcheese7 : Depends: libclutter-gst-2.0-0 (>= 0.10.0) but it is not going to be installed Depends: gstreamer1.0-clutter but it is not going to be installed libclutter-1.0-0 : Depends: libcogl-pango15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/fglrx/+bug/1424491/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
