Public bug reported: $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise ~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages have been kept back: libav-tools libavdevice53 libavfilter2 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. When I tried upgrading any of the three packages mentioned, I got a message that ffmpeg would be removed. When I then tried un-installing libav I got the same message. When I tried using Synaptic to reinstall libav-tools, it refused to reinstall, with the following message: libav-tools: Depends: libavcodec53 but it is not going to be installed or libavcodec-extra-53 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libavdevice53 (>=4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) but 4:0.8.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed or libavdevice-extra-53 but it is not going to be installed Depends: libavfilter2 (>=4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) but 4:0.8.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed or libavfilter-extra-2 but it is not going to be installed Depends: libavformat53 but it is not going to be installed or libavformat-extra-53 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libavutil51 but it is not going to be installed or libavutil-extra-51 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libpostproc52 but it is not going to be installed or libpostproc-extra-52 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libswscale2 but it is not going to be installed or libswscale-extra-2 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Leaping into the unknown, I manually installed the missing dependencies: sudo apt-get install libavcodec53 libavdevice53 libavfilter2 libavformat53 libavutil51 libswscale2 (Not all that brave; I have a two-days-old full system backup...) Problem seems to have been solved. There seem have been undefined/uninstalled dependencies somewhere. Possible related to bug #1273203 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libav-tools 4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-64.97-generic 3.2.59 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-64-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jun 12 14:45:46 2014 InstallationMedia: Full 12.04 - Release i386 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libav UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: libav (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libav in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1329294 Title: Missing dependencies in libav-* upgrade Status in “libav” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise ~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages have been kept back: libav-tools libavdevice53 libavfilter2 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. When I tried upgrading any of the three packages mentioned, I got a message that ffmpeg would be removed. When I then tried un-installing libav I got the same message. When I tried using Synaptic to reinstall libav-tools, it refused to reinstall, with the following message: libav-tools: Depends: libavcodec53 but it is not going to be installed or libavcodec-extra-53 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libavdevice53 (>=4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) but 4:0.8.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed or libavdevice-extra-53 but it is not going to be installed Depends: libavfilter2 (>=4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) but 4:0.8.10-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed or libavfilter-extra-2 but it is not going to be installed Depends: libavformat53 but it is not going to be installed or libavformat-extra-53 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libavutil51 but it is not going to be installed or libavutil-extra-51 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libpostproc52 but it is not going to be installed or libpostproc-extra-52 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libswscale2 but it is not going to be installed or libswscale-extra-2 (>=4:0.8.12) but 4:0.8.10ubuntu0.12.04.1 is to be installed Leaping into the unknown, I manually installed the missing dependencies: sudo apt-get install libavcodec53 libavdevice53 libavfilter2 libavformat53 libavutil51 libswscale2 (Not all that brave; I have a two-days-old full system backup...) Problem seems to have been solved. There seem have been undefined/uninstalled dependencies somewhere. Possible related to bug #1273203 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libav-tools 4:0.8.12-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-64.97-generic 3.2.59 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-64-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jun 12 14:45:46 2014 InstallationMedia: Full 12.04 - Release i386 MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libav UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1329294/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp