How to resolve “Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages” error in Debian 9?
I am trying to install software-properties-common on my Debian 9. But i get the error which states
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (=
0.96.20.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: packagekit but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held
broken packages.
I have tried many solutions like apt update -f (as suggested by most of the debian users) but nothing worked for me.
Here is my source.list file:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non$
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
debian apt
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I am trying to install software-properties-common on my Debian 9. But i get the error which states
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (=
0.96.20.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: packagekit but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held
broken packages.
I have tried many solutions like apt update -f (as suggested by most of the debian users) but nothing worked for me.
Here is my source.list file:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non$
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
debian apt
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Hashir Sarwar
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you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit(you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)
– A.B
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error forpython3-software-properties
– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (withapt update, notapt update -fwhich is illegal) before trying ?
– A.B
yesterday
add a comment |
I am trying to install software-properties-common on my Debian 9. But i get the error which states
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (=
0.96.20.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: packagekit but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held
broken packages.
I have tried many solutions like apt update -f (as suggested by most of the debian users) but nothing worked for me.
Here is my source.list file:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non$
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
debian apt
asked 2 days ago
Hashir Sarwar
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I am trying to install software-properties-common on my Debian 9. But i get the error which states
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
software-properties-common : Depends: python3-software-properties (=
0.96.20.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: packagekit but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held
broken packages.
I have tried many solutions like apt update -f (as suggested by most of the debian users) but nothing worked for me.
Here is my source.list file:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main contrib non$
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
debian apt
debian apt
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you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit(you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)
– A.B
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error forpython3-software-properties
– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (withapt update, notapt update -fwhich is illegal) before trying ?
– A.B
yesterday
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you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit(you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)
– A.B
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error forpython3-software-properties
– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (withapt update, notapt update -fwhich is illegal) before trying ?
– A.B
yesterday
you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:
apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit (you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)– A.B
2 days ago
you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:
apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit (you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)– A.B
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error for
python3-software-properties– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error for
python3-software-properties– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (with
apt update , not apt update -f which is illegal) before trying ?– A.B
yesterday
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (with
apt update , not apt update -f which is illegal) before trying ?– A.B
yesterday
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you can use an iterative approach until the real problem is found. 1st round:
apt-get -d install software-properties-common python3-software-properties=0.96.20.2-1 packagekit(you can leave packagekit alone it's only recommended)– A.B
2 days ago
@A.B I had already tried this. I get the same error for
python3-software-properties– Hashir Sarwar
2 days ago
Maybe this happened after you did something special but didn't write in the question? Did you update (with
apt update, notapt update -fwhich is illegal) before trying ?– A.B
yesterday