Comment 42 for bug 830440

> 'sudo apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true install skype:i386' may help
> you pinpoint the problem, as might 'dpkg --get-selections | grep hold'.

Nothing on hold:

hyper@doubi:~$ sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
hyper@doubi:~$

hyper@doubi:~$ sudo apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true install skype:i386 [10/1001]
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Starting
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Investigating (0) libqtgui4 [ amd64 ] < 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqtgui4:amd64 Depends on libxrender1 [ amd64 ] < 1:0.9.6+git20100705.d3d20437-0ubuntu0sarvatt > ( libs )
  Considering libxrender1:amd64 28 as a solution to libqtgui4:amd64 1675
  Added libxrender1:amd64 to the remove list
  Fixing libqtgui4:amd64 via keep of libxrender1:amd64
Investigating (0) libxrender1 [ amd64 ] < 1:0.9.6+git20100705.d3d20437-0ubuntu0sarvatt > ( libs )
Broken libxrender1:amd64 Conflicts on libxrender1 [ i386 ] < none -> 1:0.9.6-2 > ( libs )
  Considering libxrender1:i386 5 as a solution to libxrender1:amd64 28
  Added libxrender1:i386 to the remove list
  Fixing libxrender1:amd64 via keep of libxrender1:i386
Investigating (0) libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqtgui4:i386 Depends on libxrender1 [ i386 ] < none -> 1:0.9.6-2 > ( libs )
  Considering libxrender1:i386 5 as a solution to libqtgui4:i386 5
  Holding Back libqtgui4:i386 rather than change libxrender1:i386
Investigating (0) libqt4-declarative [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqt4-declarative:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (= 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to libqt4-declarative:i386 3
  Holding Back libqt4-declarative:i386 rather than change libqtgui4:i386
Investigating (0) sni-qt [ i386 ] < none -> 0.2.4-0ubuntu1 > ( x11 )
Broken sni-qt:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (>= 4:4.7.3)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to sni-qt:i386 2
  Holding Back sni-qt:i386 rather than change libqtgui4:i386
Investigating (0) libqt4-sql-mysql [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 Depends on libmysqlclient16 [ i386 ] < none -> 5.1.58-1ubuntu1 > ( libs ) (>= 5.1.50-1)
  Considering libmysqlclient16:i386 1 as a solution to libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 1
  Holding Back libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 rather than change libmysqlclient16:i386
Investigating (0) libdbusmenu-qt2 [ i386 ] < none -> 0.9.0-0ubuntu2 > ( libs )
Broken libdbusmenu-qt2:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (>= 4:4.7.0~beta2)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to libdbusmenu-qt2:i386 0
  Holding Back libdbusmenu-qt2:i386 rather than change libqtgui4:i386
Investigating (1) skype [ i386 ] < none -> 2.2.0.35-0oneiric2 > ( net )
Broken skype:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (>= 4:4.5.3)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to skype:i386 9998
  Re-Instated libqt4-declarative:i386
  Re-Instated libxrender1:i386
  Re-Instated libqtgui4:i386
Investigating (1) libxrender1 [ amd64 ] < 1:0.9.6+git20100705.d3d20437-0ubuntu0sarvatt > ( libs )
Broken libxrender1:amd64 Conflicts on libxrender1 [ i386 ] < none -> 1:0.9.6-2 > ( libs )
  Considering libxrender1:i386 5 as a solution to libxrender1:amd64 28
  Added libxrender1:i386 to the remove list
  Fixing libxrender1:amd64 via keep of libxrender1:i386
Investigating (1) libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqtgui4:i386 Depends on libxrender1 [ i386 ] < none -> 1:0.9.6-2 > ( libs )
  Considering libxrender1:i386 5 as a solution to libqtgui4:i386 5
  Holding Back libqtgui4:i386 rather than change libxrender1:i386
Investigating (1) libqt4-declarative [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs )
Broken libqt4-declarative:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (= 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to libqt4-declarative:i386 3
  Holding Back libqt4-declarative:i386 rather than change libqtgui4:i386
Investigating (2) skype [ i386 ] < none -> 2.2.0.35-0oneiric2 > ( net )
Broken skype:i386 Depends on libqtgui4 [ i386 ] < none -> 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu4 > ( libs ) (>= 4:4.5.3)
  Considering libqtgui4:i386 5 as a solution to skype:i386 9998
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:
 skype:i386 : Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed
              Recommends: sni-qt:i386 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.