Can not be installed because of unresolved dependencies

[Amr Ibrahim]

I can't install it because of unresolved dependencies.

Output from terminal:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-qxl
[sudo] password for amr:
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.
 xserver-xorg-video-qxl : Depends: xorg-video-abi-11
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.10.99.901)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-qxl (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-35.50~precise1-generic 3.8.13.13
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,move,place,gnomecompat,imgpng,compiztoolbox,regex,snap,resize,grid,session,mousepoll,animation,expo,fade,workarounds,scale,unityshell,scaleaddon]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Jan 9 09:20:57 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS780L [Radeon 3000] [1002:9616] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:d000]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120822.4)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-35-generic root=UUID=4be19319-aab7-4fcb-8c9d-f9b7b12d9e73 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-qxl
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F4
dmi.board.name: GA-78LMT-S2P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd08/31/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-78LMT-S2P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-78LMT-S2P:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-78LMT-S2P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.12-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu0.0.0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

[Amr Ibrahim (amribrahim1987)]

BTW, I'm on the raring hardware stack.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Yes, it needs updated for newer X server.

[BobD (bobdrad)]

This bug is still not fixed? I am running Ubuntu 14.04.2 Desktop. I installed the desktop fresh, did an apt-get dist-upgrade, and then attempted to install this package, and failed.

What is the point of continuing to deliver this package, when we know it cannot be installed?

Without this package being fixed, I am unable to change resolutions for my SPICE-connected console.

[Christian Rpunkt (apollo2k)]

I can conform this issue for 14.04.2.

Why nobody fix this?

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

14.04 is EOL long ago