Public bug reported:
I cannot install the "npm" package on Kubuntu 18.10 (bionic) due to a broken
dependency
Here is the log
$ sudo apt-get install npm
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:
npm : Depends: node-gyp (>= 0.10.9) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.10
Release: 18.10
Codename: cosmic
$ uname -a
Linux raffa-kubuntu 4.18.0-13-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 5 09:04:24 UTC
2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: npm (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Wed Dec 26 22:52:42 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-25 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64
(20181017.2)
SourcePackage: npm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: npm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic
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Cannot install the npm package: dependency broken
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