[SOLVED] Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS - unmet dependencies while trying to install xserver-xorg

czezz · 11-29-2017, 03:49 AM

Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS

I want to install Xwindow/GUI to my old Ubuntu server.
However that fails because of unmet dependencies.
I cant figure out how can I fix/workaround this problem. Maybe someone of you have found a way?

Code:

# apt-get install xserver-xorg
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 : Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.11)
                Depends: xserver-xorg-video-all (>= 0~) or
                         xorg-driver-video
                Depends: xserver-xorg-input-all (>= 0~) or
                         xorg-driver-input
                Depends: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (>= 0~)
                Depends: x11-xkb-utils but it is not installable
                Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

yancek · 11-29-2017, 06:22 AM

Support for Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop and Server editions ended in April, 2017 which is why you can no longer install in the standard manner with apt-get. You need to upgrade to a supported version. See the Ubuntu link below:

https://www.ubuntu.com/info/release-end-of-life

czezz · 11-29-2017, 06:34 AM

Hi thanks for reply.
The thing is that for the moment i need to stay on the current release level (12.04).
Is there anyway to install Xwindow manually or connect to some archival repository?

[UPDATE]
solved by change archive.ubuntu.com to old-releases.ubuntu.com
https://askubuntu.com/questions/9092...f-its-outdated

then:

Code:

apt-get install --no-install-recommends xorg