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Whenever I try to install VLC by terminal this shows up.

ankit@ankit-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
[sudo] password for ankit: 
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:
 vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.0.8+git20131023+r618-0~r13~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 2.0.8+git20131023+r618-0~r13~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 2.0.8+git20131023+r618-0~r13~ubuntu13.10.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I'm using Ubuntu 13.10.

Please tell me what to do?

When I try to install VLC from software center, this message pops up, Package dependencies cannot be resolved.

Tim
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Ankit
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You have most likely set up a new machine and encrypted your system.

  1. Press ALT and F2 together.
  2. Type--> software-properties-gtk and select it.
  3. Select the other sources tab.
  4. Make sure the boxes that say "canonical partners" and "canonical partners (source code)" are both checked.
  5. Agree to the requested update.

You should now be able to install vlc.

bummi
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Scrapman Joe
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Try to run:

sudo apt-get -f install

This should fix broken packages or unmet dependencies. Then you can go about installing vlc.

simbadub23
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It seems you have Third party PPAs enabled. Disable them. See this question

Now refresh your package list with sudo apt-get update and do sudo apt-get install -f to solve the problem.

Community
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Anwar
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