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After updating Ubuntu software 16.04 I couldn't use VLC player any more and then I removed VLC and tried to install it again and this showed:

This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time.

Does anyone know what should I do to repair VLC ?

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Run the following commands in terminal.

Issue the following command to get a list of the held packages:

dpkg --get-selections | grep hold

Then issue the following command against each held package:

echo "package_name install" | sudo dpkg --set-selection

Now you should be able to install VLC with the following:

This makes sure your packages are up to date:

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get upgrade

This removes any existing VLC install, including any configuration files:

sudo apt-get purge vlc

This installs VLC:

sudo apt-get install vlc

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