Unmet dependencies - what to do?

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You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mplayer : Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not installable or
                    libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not installable
           Depends: libavformat52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not installable or
                    libavformat-extra-52 (>= 4:0.5.1-1) but it is not installable
           Depends: libjack0 (>= 0.118+svn3796) but it is not installed
           Depends: libjpeg62 but it is not installed
           Depends: liblzo2-2 but it is not installed
           Depends: libmpcdec3 but it is not installable
           Depends: libx264-85 but it is not installable
           Recommends: apport-hooks-medibuntu but it is not installable
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '13 at 09:09

Open a terminal, and run:

sudo apt-get -f install

Please be careful about what packages it removes, updates and installs. If you are sure about it, answer yes and let it do its job. If you are unsure, post the full output here and I'll try to give you some advice.

It seems that you've added a 3rd party repository that is not getting very well with your Ubuntu version.

When adding 3rd party repositories, please ensure it is for the exactly same Ubuntu version that you are running now. Also, don't trust any 3rd party repository, since they can break your system.

Unmet dependencies - what to do?

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