Public bug reported: In Ubuntu Precise Pangolin, attempting to install rsyslog-relp results in this:
joe@foo:~$ sudo apt-get install rsyslog-relp 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: rsyslog-relp : Depends: rsyslog (= 5.8.6-1ubuntu8) but 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. joe@foo:~$ There's really no reason for such a specific version dependency. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Release: 12.04 $ apt-cache policy rsyslog rsyslog: Installed: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 Version table: *** 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages $ apt-cache policy rsyslog-relp rsyslog-relp: Installed: (none) Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8 Version table: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages ** Affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: rsyslog rsyslog-relp -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1204990 Title: rsyslog-relp improperly depends on a specific version of rsyslog no longer in the repo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/1204990/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs