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Old 05-12-2013, 09:59 PM   #1
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I am trying to perform an update of my Debian Squeeze 6.0.7. I get the error message below. How do I go about fixing the problem so that I can update?

Thanks in advance.

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Error message:
E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
 
Old 05-13-2013, 12:01 AM   #2
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You are onviously using aptitude, is this a distro-upgrade?
 
Old 05-13-2013, 01:02 AM   #3
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Also can you post the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
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Old 05-13-2013, 04:26 AM   #4
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And a list of your packages on 'hold' please, because they seem to be responsible for the problem.
Code:
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
 
Old 05-13-2013, 12:14 PM   #5
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You are onviously using aptitude, is this a distro-upgrade?
No, it is not a distro upgrade.
 
Old 05-13-2013, 12:16 PM   #6
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Also can you post the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
jdk
Code:
john@debian:/etc/apt$ cat sources.list
# 

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-2 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-3 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-4 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-5 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-6 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-7 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.6 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-8 20120929-16:46]/ squeeze contrib main

## Security Updates
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib

# squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
# A network mirror was not selected during install.  The following entries
# are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate
# for your mirror of choice.
#
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main

## Debian – Stable
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free

## Multimedia
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org stable main non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free
deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org squeeze-backports main
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main
deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian squeeze main non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu precise main
deb http://www.backports.org/debian squeeze-backports main contrib

deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt all main
john@debian:/etc/apt$
 
Old 05-13-2013, 12:18 PM   #7
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And a list of your packages on 'hold' please, because they seem to be responsible for the problem.
Code:
dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
I didn't get any output from this command.

Code:
john@debian:/etc/apt$ dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
john@debian:/etc/apt$
 
Old 05-13-2013, 03:06 PM   #8
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Remove all of the 'buntu ppa's from your sources - if you want those, then just use 'buntu itself. 'buntu packages are not binary compatible with Debian.

You also need to change all incidences of "stable" to "squeeze" and remove the duplicate entries.
 
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