With unstable, this happens from time to time. At the moment, I've got 203 held packages as follows:
apt apt-utils aptitude aptitude-common build-essential cdrdao cheese-common cmake-data cpp cups-filters cups-filters-core-drivers ecj ecj-gcj epiphany-browser-data evince-common evolution-common evolution-data-server-common exim4 exim4-base exim4-daemon-light exiv2 g++ gcc gcc-5-base gcj-jdk gcj-jre gcj-jre-headless gdisk gedit-common gettext-base gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-totem-plparser-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 git-man gnome-applets-data gnome-common gnome-control-center-data gnome-dictionary gnome-flashback-common gnome-keyring gnome-panel-data gnome-session-flashback gnome-shell-common gnome-themes-standard gnome-themes-standard-data gnupg-agent gnupg2 gnuplot grilo-plugins-0.2 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gvfs-common hardinfo hoichess html2text icu-devtools imagemagick-common kde-baseapps kde-baseapps-data kde-plasma-desktop kde-style-oxygen kde-window-manager kde-workspace kde-workspace-data kdelibs5-data khelpcenter4 libaacs0 libapt-pkg-perl libasprintf-dev libatomic1 libcdr-0.1-1 libdee-1.0-4 libdrm-dev libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libecj-java-gcj libexempi-dev libexempi3 libflac++-dev libgcc1 libgcj-bc libgfortran3 libgl1-mesa-dri libgnustep-base1.24 libgnutls-deb0-28 libgnutls-openssl27 libgnutls28-dev libgnutlsxx28 libgoa-1.0-common libgomp1 libharfbuzz-dev libharfbuzz-gobject0 libharfbuzz-icu0 libharfbuzz0b libhunspell-1.3-0 libhunspell-dev libicu-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-dev libjpeg8 libjpeg8-dev libjs-sphinxdoc libkpathsea-dev libkpathsea6 libmpeg3-dev libnm-gtk0 libobjc4 libofa0 libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpcre16-3 libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpod-readme-perl libpoppler-dev libpoppler-glib8 libpoppler-qt4-4 libpoppler46 libppl-c4 libppl13 libpsl0 libptexenc1 libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel libqt4-declarative-gestures libqt4-declarative-particles libqt4-designer libqt4-dev libqt4-dev-bin libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-opengl-dev libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-sql-psql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4 libstdc++6 libsynctex1 libtexlua52 libtotem-plparser-dev libtotem-plparser18 libtracker-control-1.0-0 libtracker-miner-1.0-0 libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libvisio-0.1-1 libwacom-common libwacom2 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libxerces-c3.1 libxml2 libxml2-dev metacity-common mutter-common network-manager-gnome packagekit packagekit-tools plasma-scriptengines polkit-kde-1 poppler-utils printer-driver-brlaser procps python-apt python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon.gtk3widgets python-cffi python-cryptography python-sphinx python-tagpy python-xapian python3-apt qdbus qpdf qt4-linguist-tools qt4-qmake sphinx-common texlive-binaries totem-common tracker tracker-extract tracker-gui tracker-miner-fs transmission-common unar vlc-data vlc-plugin-pulse zeitgeist-core zenity-common Most of the bottleneck seems to be gnome/kde packages and dependencies on updated compiler/library packages. Approving "apt-get install apt" would result in the following carnage (packages REMOVED): akregator evolution evolution-data-server evolution-plugins evolution-plugins-experimental gdm3 gir1.2-ebook-1.2 gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 gnome-session gnome-shell gnote kaddressbook kde-plasma-desktop kde-workspace kde-workspace-bin kdebase-workspace kdepim-runtime kmail knotes kopete korganizer kscreensaver kscreensaver-xsavers kscreensaver-xsavers-webcollage libboost-date-time1.55.0 libcalendarsupport4 libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libebook-contacts1.2-dev libebook1.2-dev libedata-book-1.2-20 libedata-book1.2-dev libeventviews4 libevolution libincidenceeditorsng4 libkdepim4 libkdepimdbusinterfaces4 libkolab0 libkolabxml1 libkopete4 libksieveui4 libmailcommon4 libmailimporter4 libmessagecomposer4 libmessagecore4 libmessagelist4 libmessageviewer4 libnoteshared4 libphonenumber6 libpimcommon4 libtemplateparser4 plasma-dataengines-workspace plasma-desktop plasma-runners-addons plasma-scriptengine-python plasma-scriptengines plasma-widgets-workspace python-kde4 On further inspection, there are many kde packages waiting for 4:15.04.3-1 versions to be built -- currently stuck at 4:4.14.2-1. Michael -- if you've got any insight as to where we left the rails, I'd be happy to put an extra set of eyes and hands on it as time permits. Thanks! --Bob
