Public bug reported: linux-generic-lts-raring cannot be installed on a i386 system with amd64 kernel because of a dependency problem.
linux-headers-*-generic:amd64 depends on linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64, whereas linux-headers-3.8.0-36 has architecure "all". As it seems, the dependency should be "linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64 | linux- headers-3.8.0-36:all". # apt-get -q install "linux-headers-3.8.0-36-generic:amd64" Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... 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: linux-headers-3.8.0-36-generic:amd64 : Depends: linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64 but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. # apt-get install "linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64" Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64' has no installation candidate # apt-cache show linux-headers-3.8.0-36 Package: linux-headers-3.8.0-36 Priority: optional Section: devel Installed-Size: 58752 Maintainer: Ubuntu Kernel Team <[email protected]> Architecture: all Source: linux-lts-raring Version: 3.8.0-36.52~precise1 Here is another report of a similar problem: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+question/238667 ** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283346 Title: linux-headers-3.8.0-36-generic:amd64 depends on nonexistent package linux-headers-3.8.0-36:amd64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-raring/+bug/1283346/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
