glaz@glaz:~$ sudo apt-get install skype 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: skype : Depends: skype-bin E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ================================================================== glaz@glaz:~$ sudo apt-get install skype skype-bin 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: skype-bin:i386 : Depends: libasound2:i386 (> 1.0.24.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqt4-dbus:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqt4-network:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqt4-xml:i386 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqtcore4:i386 (>= 4:4.6.1) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqtgui4:i386 (>= 4:4.6.1) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: sni-qt:i386 but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libasound2-plugins:i386 but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. ================================================================== glaz@glaz:~$ sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install skype [1] 4754 Reading package lists... 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Done Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-ru Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-ru Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-ru Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-ru 86% [Waiting for headers] [Waiting for headers] [Waiting for headers]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 : Depends: skype-bin E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-ru Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-ru Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-ru Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-ru Reading package lists... Done ================================================================== glaz@glaz:~$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 dpkg: error: unknown option --add-architecture Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! ================================================================== glaz@glaz:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list | egrep -v "^#" deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main