Post 2553307 by Normandy@niu.moe
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 (DIR) Post #2553226 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:03:47.212599Z
       
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       literally help
       
 (DIR) Post #2553258 by dd86k@shelter.moe
       2019-01-02T19:04:51Z
       
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       @karen try "apt -f install" for fun
       
 (DIR) Post #2553267 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:05:10.575828Z
       
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       @dd86k nop
       
 (DIR) Post #2553272 by cdmnky@niu.moe
       2019-01-02T19:05:21Z
       
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       @dd86k @karen apt install fun
       
 (DIR) Post #2553279 by dd86k@shelter.moe
       2019-01-02T19:05:48Z
       
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       @karen darn, usually that fixes it for me :v
       
 (DIR) Post #2553307 by Normandy@niu.moe
       2019-01-02T19:06:36Z
       
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       @karen try apt update
       
 (DIR) Post #2553316 by RafiX@niu.moe
       2019-01-02T19:06:55Z
       
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       @karen apt --fix-broken install
       
 (DIR) Post #2553328 by rinpatch@mastodon.sdf.org
       2019-01-02T19:07:44Z
       
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       @karen it is a very bad idea but you could apt --download-only install gcc and then install it using dpkg from /var/cache/apt/archives
       
 (DIR) Post #2553349 by cascode@cybre.space
       2019-01-02T19:07:41Z
       
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       @karen maybe install build-essential? Or is everything borked beyond recognition
       
 (DIR) Post #2553350 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:08:17.130350Z
       
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       @cascode build-essential also errors
       
 (DIR) Post #2553358 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:08:37.507885Z
       
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       @rinpatch i'd rather justfigure out why apt isn't doing what it's supposed to be doing
       
 (DIR) Post #2553393 by helvegr@stopwatchingani.me
       2019-01-02T19:10:33.245693Z
       
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       @karen dpkg --get-selections | grep holdthensudo apt-mark unhold <package>
       
 (DIR) Post #2553419 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:11:34.811444Z
       
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       @helvegr nothing's held
       
 (DIR) Post #2553458 by rinpatch@mastodon.sdf.org
       2019-01-02T19:13:37Z
       
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       @karen have you tried enabling debugging options via `-o Debug::*::*  "true";`
       
 (DIR) Post #2553471 by rinpatch@mastodon.sdf.org
       2019-01-02T19:14:19Z
       
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       @karen s/via/by appending/
       
 (DIR) Post #2553481 by helvegr@stopwatchingani.me
       2019-01-02T19:15:11.623100Z
       
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       @karen hmm, maybe try using aptitude to install instead if possible?sorry i haven't used debian stuff on my own computers for ages precisely because of the package management, i had heard it supposedly got better but this doesn't exactly inspire confidence
       
 (DIR) Post #2553498 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:15:38.030569Z
       
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       @helvegr I NEVER HAD A PACKAGE MANAGER BREAK ON ME LIKE THIS BEFORE
       
 (DIR) Post #2553660 by tsu@pleroma.site
       2019-01-02T19:23:09.181719Z
       
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       @karencan you take a look at this, and let me know if any of these answers resolve your issue? https://askubuntu.com/questions/223237/unable-to-correct-problems-you-have-held-broken-packagesthere's a few solutions, i wonder if any work
       
 (DIR) Post #2553661 by karen@kawen.space
       2019-01-02T19:25:07.567042Z
       
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       @tsu i ended up using aptitude and it managed to solve it eventually