Public bug reported: When I tried to install CrossOver package crossover_11.3.1-1_i386.deb downloaded from their site (http://www.codeweavers.com/http://www.codeweavers.com/ free trial are available here) it told me I have unmet dependency python:i386.
So, I've tried to install it: $ sudo apt-get install python:i386 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: python:i386 : Depends: python2.7:i386 (>= 2.7.3) but it is not going to be installed Depends: python-minimal:i386 (= 2.7.3-0ubuntu7) but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. It's all get down to this: $ sudo apt-get install python2.7-minimal:i386 Attempt to install this package proposed me to remove a lot of packages starting from these: activity-log-manager activity-log-manager-control-center aisleriot alacarte alarm-clock-applet apt-xapian-index apturl bzr bzrtools calibre calibre-bin cdbs checkbox-gtk clementine compiz and finished 1 whole screen below with these: vim-athena virtualbox-4.1 wakeup xchat xchat-common xdiagnose zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub zeroinstall-injector It's clearly is not right. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: python 2.7.3-0ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Nov 3 15:27:56 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-04-29 (554 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: python-defaults UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (15 days ago) ** Affects: python-defaults (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074646 Title: Unable to install python:i386 (unmet dependency for CrossOver 11.3) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-defaults/+bug/1074646/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs