sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-recommended produces the following error message:
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: texlive-latex-recommended : Depends: texlive-common (>= 2009-1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: texlive-binaries (>= 2009-1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: texlive-latex-base (>= 2009-1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: texlive-latex-recommended-doc but it is not going to be installed Recommends: prosper (>= 1.00.4+cvs.2006.10.22-1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: latex-beamer (>= 3.06.dfsg.1-0.1) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texlive-base in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990416 Title: package texlive-latex-recommended 2009-15 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Status in texlive-base package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: j ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: texlive-latex-recommended 2009-15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 28 12:33:13 2012 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: texlive-base Title: package texlive-latex-recommended 2009-15 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/990416/+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