If you didn't install these packages from artful-proposed, and you don't have artful-proposed configured in your sources.list, why is apt reporting to you that it is installing a version of systemd that is only published in artful-proposed?
What is the output of 'apt policy systemd'? ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737318 Title: dependency not met To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1737318/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs