Public bug reported: Trying to install libsndfile1-dev fails:
$ sudo apt install libsndfile1-dev 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. libsndfile1-dev : Depends: libsndfile1 (= 1.0.25-10) but 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. The reason is seen by running apt show -a libsndfile: $ apt show -a libsndfile1 Package: libsndfile1 Version: 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: libs Source: libsndfile Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com> Installed-Size: 510 kB Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2) Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ Download-Size: unknown APT-Manual-Installed: yes APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status Description: Library for reading/writing audio files libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data. . Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX; various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others. Package: libsndfile1 Version: 1.0.25-10 Priority: optional Section: libs Source: libsndfile Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 511 kB Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2) Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop Supported: 5y Download-Size: 137 kB APT-Sources: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Description: Library for reading/writing audio files libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data. . Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX; various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 What do I do now? I opened an issue with libsndfile maintainer here: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/337 But he closed it referring me here. ** Affects: libsndfile (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to libsndfile in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731792 Title: Can't install libsndfile1-dev on Ubuntu 16.04.2 x86_64 Status in libsndfile package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Trying to install libsndfile1-dev fails: $ sudo apt install libsndfile1-dev 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. libsndfile1-dev : Depends: libsndfile1 (= 1.0.25-10) but 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. The reason is seen by running apt show -a libsndfile: $ apt show -a libsndfile1 Package: libsndfile1 Version: 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: libs Source: libsndfile Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com> Installed-Size: 510 kB Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2) Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ Download-Size: unknown APT-Manual-Installed: yes APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status Description: Library for reading/writing audio files libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data. . Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX; various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others. Package: libsndfile1 Version: 1.0.25-10 Priority: optional Section: libs Source: libsndfile Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Erik de Castro Lopo <er...@mega-nerd.com> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 511 kB Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libflac8 (>= 1.3.0), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2) Homepage: http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/ Task: virt-host, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop Supported: 5y Download-Size: 137 kB APT-Sources: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Description: Library for reading/writing audio files libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data. . Various versions of WAV (integer, floating point, GSM, and compressed formats); Microsoft PCM, A-law and u-law formats; AIFF, AIFC and RIFX; various AU/SND formats (Sun/NeXT, Dec AU, G721 and G723 ADPCM); RAW header-less PCM files; Amiga IFF/8SVX/16SV PCM files; Ensoniq PARIS (.PAF); Apple's Core Audio Format (CAF) and others. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 What do I do now? I opened an issue with libsndfile maintainer here: https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/issues/337 But he closed it referring me here. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsndfile/+bug/1731792/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp