Mix of stretch and Jessie

[ankscorek]

Hello Friends

I am using a mix of Stretch and Jessie

I did a

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 dist-upgrade

and lot of packages were removed and reinstalled

Now when I try to install any package I get this unmet dependency and broken packages. I have been trying to install the package mentioned in error at first but it throws me back into the same circle. As an example

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apt-get install vlc
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:
 vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 1:2.2.1-dmo1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 1:2.2.1-dmo1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Another example

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apt-get install fatrat
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:
 fatrat : Depends: libboost-date-time1.49.0 (>= 1.49.0-1) but it is not installable
          Depends: libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.3) but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: libgloox8 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I have tried

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aptitude -f, apt-get -f, dpkg --configure -a

result is same.

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apt-cache policy
Package files:
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     release a=now
 500 http://repo.wuala.com/ stable/main i386 Packages
     release o=Wuala,a=stable,n=squeeze,l=Wuala Debian Packages,c=main
     origin repo.wuala.com
 500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ wheezy/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Oracle Corporation,n=wheezy,l=Oracle Corporation,c=non-free
     origin download.virtualbox.org
 500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ wheezy/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Oracle Corporation,n=wheezy,l=Oracle Corporation,c=contrib
     origin download.virtualbox.org
 500 http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates/main Translation-en
 500 http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates/contrib Translation-en
 500 http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib
     origin security.debian.org
 500 http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian-Security,c=main
     origin security.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/main Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/contrib Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=non-free
     origin ftp.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=contrib
     origin ftp.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=main
     origin ftp.debian.org
 500 http://apt.spideroak.com/ubuntu-spideroak-hardy/ release/restricted i386 Packages
     release a=release,n=spideroak-hardy-release,c=restricted
     origin apt.spideroak.com
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/non-free Translation-en
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main Translation-en
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/non-free i386 Packages
     release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free
     origin security.debian.org
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/contrib i386 Packages
     release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib
     origin security.debian.org
 500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main i386 Packages
     release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=main
     origin security.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/non-free Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/contrib Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/non-free i386 Packages
     release v=8.1,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian,c=non-free
     origin ftp.at.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/contrib i386 Packages
     release v=8.1,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian,c=contrib
     origin ftp.at.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages
     release v=8.1,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian,c=main
     origin ftp.at.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=non-free
     origin ftp.au.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=contrib
     origin ftp.au.debian.org
 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=main
     origin ftp.au.debian.org
 500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ jessie/main i386 Packages
     release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main
     origin www.deb-multimedia.org
 500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=oldstable,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=non-free
     origin www.deb-multimedia.org
 500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/main i386 Packages
     release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=oldstable,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main
     origin www.deb-multimedia.org
 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/i2p-maintainers/i2p/ubuntu/ precise/main Translation-en
 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/i2p-maintainers/i2p/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
     release v=12.04,o=LP-PPA-i2p-maintainers-i2p,a=precise,n=precise,l=I2P Packages,c=main
     origin ppa.launchpad.net
 500 http://linux.dropbox.com/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages
     release o=Dropbox.com,a=jessie,n=jessie,l=Dropbox Debian Repository,c=main
     origin linux.dropbox.com
 500 http://linux.dropbox.com/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Dropbox.com,a=jessie,n=jessie,l=Dropbox Debian Repository,c=main
     origin linux.dropbox.com
 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ jessie-backports/main Translation-en
 100 http://http.debian.net/debian/ jessie-backports/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=jessie-backports,n=jessie-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main
     origin http.debian.net
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/non-free Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/main Translation-en
 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/contrib Translation-en
 100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=non-free
     origin ftp.debian.org
 100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=contrib
     origin ftp.debian.org
 100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main
     origin ftp.debian.org
Pinned packages:

I do understand I am using unstable version. Any suggestions are appreciated.

[edbarx]

That is the Toll of Death of your installation.

One simply cannot mix repositories even though this is encouraged on some websites. Debian does not guarantee that kind of functionality. If you need a package not in the official Debian repositories, your option is to backport it, to debianize the source so that it would be compiled under Debian.

[dasein]

I do understand I am using unstable version.

No, you're using a crossbreed monstrosity that is neither Stable nor Testing. Your current issues will ultimately pale in comparison to the problems that await you.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

1) Read this
2) Backup your data if you've not already done so.
3) Reinstall Debian Stable. (You aren't ready to run Testing.)
4) Stop trying to break your install.

[fireExit]

I am using a mix of Stretch and Jessie

No, you're not (and the fact you think you do is one more argument why you shouldn't mix releases without knowing what you are doing)
you have a mix of

• SID

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    500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/non-free i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=non-free
         origin ftp.au.debian.org
     500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/contrib i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=contrib
         origin ftp.au.debian.org
     500 http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=unstable,n=sid,l=Debian,c=main
         origin ftp.au.debian.org

• TESTING

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    500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=non-free
         origin ftp.debian.org
     500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/contrib i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=contrib
         origin ftp.debian.org
     500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
         release o=Debian,a=testing,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=main
         origin ftp.debian.org

• JESSIE

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    500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/non-free i386 Packages
         release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free
         origin security.debian.org
     500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/contrib i386 Packages
         release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib
         origin security.debian.org
     500 http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates/main i386 Packages
         release v=8,o=Debian,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Debian-Security,c=main
         origin security.debian.org

• PPA's

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    500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/i2p-maintainers/i2p/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
         release v=12.04,o=LP-PPA-i2p-maintainers-i2p,a=precise,n=precise,l=I2P Packages,c=main
         origin ppa.launchpad.net

• WHEEZY-BACKPORTS (luckly pinned at default of 100)

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    100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/non-free i386 Packages
         release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=non-free
         origin ftp.debian.org
     100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/contrib i386 Packages
         release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=contrib
         origin ftp.debian.org
     100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports/main i386 Packages
         release o=Debian Backports,a=wheezy-backports,n=wheezy-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main
         origin ftp.debian.org

• DEB-MULTIMEDIA FROM BOTH WHEEZY AND JESSIE

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    500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ jessie/main i386 Packages
         release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=stable,n=jessie,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main
         origin www.deb-multimedia.org
     500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/non-free i386 Packages
         release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=oldstable,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=non-free
         origin www.deb-multimedia.org
     500 http://www.deb-multimedia.org/ wheezy/main i386 Packages
         release o=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,a=oldstable,n=wheezy,l=Unofficial Multimedia Packages,c=main
         origin www.deb-multimedia.org

i have seen serious f*cked-up systems but this one scores very high on that list.

[thanatos_incarnate]

Learn to use apt-get properly:

-s, --simulate, --just-print, --dry-run, --recon, --no-act
No action; perform a simulation of events that would occur but do not actually change the system. Configuration Item:
APT::Get::Simulate.

Simulated runs performed as a user will automatically deactivate locking (Debug::NoLocking), and if the option
APT::Get::Show-User-Simulation-Note is set (as it is by default) a notice will also be displayed indicating that this is only
a simulation. Runs performed as root do not trigger either NoLocking or the notice - superusers should know what they are
doing without further warnings from apt-get.

Simulated runs print out a series of lines, each representing a dpkg operation: configure (Conf), remove (Remv) or unpack
(Inst). Square brackets indicate broken packages, and empty square brackets indicate breaks that are of no consequence
(rare).

[emariz]

You are fucked, mate. At least take notes while rebuilding your system, to make something positive out of this mess.
Do not worry, I learnt the most by reinstalling.

[golinux]

Hard to believe th number of clueless n00bies that have invaded this forum as of late. This used to be the primo meeting place of the best of the best. How times change . . .

[Randicus]

Do not be too hard on fresh acolytes. Mistakes, even foolish ones, are fine as long as one learns from them. Hopefully ankscorek has learned a valuable lesson and can now install and enjoy a Stable system.

[dasein]

Hard to believe th number of clueless n00bies...

We were all clueless newbies once.

"What we must learn to do, we learn by doing."
Aristotle

"Everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects."
Will Rogers

[thanatos_incarnate]

Hard to believe th number of clueless n00bies that have invaded this forum as of late. This used to be the primo meeting place of the best of the best. How times change . . .

Yeah, it used to be that people googled crap first. Nowadays they just go ahead and learn by doing, ask dumb questions, etc.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=58684

[golinux]

Hard to believe th number of clueless n00bies that have invaded this forum as of late. This used to be the primo meeting place of the best of the best. How times change . . .

Yeah, it used to be that people googled crap first. Nowadays they just go ahead and learn by doing, ask dumb questions, etc.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=58684

Touche! But at least I asked questions before breaking my system (which I have never done, BTW) . . .

[spoon]

Ignore the crap replies in this thread and just remove all of the repositories from your sources.list apart from the stretch repositories. Remove any apt pinning or package holds and dist-upgrade the system to testing. If you hit any problem package or broken dependency chain, just remove that problem package(s) and keep on going. If you need further assistance, I recommend registering an account at linuxquestions.org and asking there, so as not to have to put up with this kind of crap.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I recommend registering an account at linuxquestions.org and asking there, so as not to have to put up with this kind of crap.

As an active member of LQ, I can assure the OP that I would give them exactly this kind of crap on that site as well...

[stevepusser]

Right...so you think a beginner should be running Testing?

To use the automotive anology, some mixes of stable and testing can be fixed: "That'll buff right out." But I think the OP's system has hit the wall at 350 km/h and burned.

[spoon]

If it's not a production machine, then why can't a beginner run testing? Why do some people on this forum think that they get to decide what others do with their computers?

Did you as a beginner run testing or unstable for a while, perhaps too early, or did you start out doing everything text book perfect from the start?

If testing is not a good option, then why not suggest something else or actually see if a downgrade to jessie is possible? Constructive comments add to the thread, a tirade of patronising put downs adds nothing.

[spoon]

I recommend registering an account at linuxquestions.org and asking there, so as not to have to put up with this kind of crap.

As an active member of LQ, I can assure the OP that I would give them exactly this kind of crap on that site as well...

As an active and longer serving member of LQ than you, I would honestly like to see you try it.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I would honestly like to see you try it.

I have posted advice about the risks of mixing Stable with other repositories quite a few times on LQ.

I have a link to Don'tBreakDebian in my signature on LQ which also contains such advice.

What exactly do you mean by "crap"?

Are you suggesting that mixing Stable with Testing/Unstable is not a really stupid idea unless the user knows exactly what they are doing?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

a tirade of patronising put downs adds nothing.

Almost every post in this thread contains useful advice (apart from golinux).

[Ardouos]

Mix your repos if you want, I wouldn't do it or recommend it for that matter. Just enjoy the pieces.

[Randicus]

If it's not a production machine, then why can't a beginner run testing? ... Did you as a beginner run testing or unstable for a while, perhaps too early, or did you start out doing everything text book perfect from the start?

I would advise not only beginners, but also experienced users switching to a new system, to use the stable version of a system, until they are comfortable enough with it to move on to a testing system. Obviously I am conservative and want a working system. There is a wise proverb: One must learn to walk before trying to run.

Why do some people on this forum think that they get to decide what others do with their computers?

Suggesting what should be done and informing people they are doing very unwise things are deciding what others do with their computers?

If testing is not a good option, then why not suggest something else

I believe the person has been advised to re-install with Stable, but apparently that is not a suggestion. It is telling the OP what to do with his/her computer.

or actually see if a downgrade to jessie is possible?

If it is possible, it would require much more knowledge than the OP has. It would be like trying to guide someone who does not know the difference between a crankshaft and camshaft through rebuilding a car engine.