On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:32:53 +0100 sp2lob <sp2lob@...> wrote: > I would like to install Trinity Desktop Environment release > Wheezy [Debian 7.0] (v3.5.13.2) on freshly installed > Debian 7.3.0 (by means of 3 DVD installation discs). > Architecture is amd64 with 64GB RAM. > Followed verbatim Debian Trinity Repository Installation Instructions. > I'm stuck at the very beginning with following error message: > > > root@deb:~# apt-get install desktop-base-trinity kde-trinity > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. > root@deb:~# > > > At this stage of system I would not tamper unnecessarily, > basically just to avoid new install. > > Could you please provide some guidance, how to overcome presented issue? > Unless you are using only official debian repositories and never install anything from anywhere else - never use apt, only aptitude. Even if it is unable to deal with your package mess - it will at least tell you what exactly is wrong. Btw, broken held packages on FRESH install?! I think you are omitting something there... -- Nick Koretsky (nick.koretsky@...)