[ Fixed ] Problem on Ubuntu

[HardcoreSuperstar]

I'm trying to install BItcoin-qt by the terminal, on the latest version of Ubuntu, but it doesn't install.

I see this message:



The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 bitcoin-qt : Depends: libboost-chrono1.55.0 but it is not installable
              Depends: libboost-program-options1.55.0 but it is not installable
              Depends: libboost-thread1.55.0 but it is not installable
              Depends: libqrencode3 (>= 3.2.0) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.



How can I fix it?

[achow101]

Use the command

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sudo apt-get -f install

[coinpr0n]

Do you only want to install from source code? There is an official Ubuntu PPA you might be able to study it to see what dependencies it installs.

[HardcoreSuperstar]

Use the command

Code:

sudo apt-get -f install

I get the same message:

Code:

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:
 bitcoin-qt : Depends: libboost-chrono1.55.0 but it is not installable
              Depends: libboost-program-options1.55.0 but it is not installable
              Depends: libboost-thread1.55.0 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[Bitmix.in]

Please, explain how you are trying to install it. Source code? PPA? .tgz? I'd say you have already added Ubuntu PPA and you have run apt-get install bitcoin-qt, is this correct?
You are installing on Ubuntu 15.04, right?

I'm going to replicate your issue on a virtual machine and I will let you know how I have solved it, but I will need to know where you are and how you got there.

[HardcoreSuperstar]

Please, explain how you are trying to install it. Source code? PPA? .tgz? I'd say you have already added Ubuntu PPA and you have run apt-get install bitcoin-qt, is this correct?
You are installing on Ubuntu 15.04, right?

I'm going to replicate your issue on a virtual machine and I will let you know how I have solved it, but I will need to know where you are and how you got there.

Thank you very much for your help! If anyone solves this problem, I'm gonna send a tip to him.


Anyway, you guessed it right.

I've already added Ubuntu PPA using this command: 

Code:

 sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin 

Then I updated Ubuntu's software package lists, using the following command:

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 sudo apt-get -qq update 

And finally I tried to install bitcoin-qt using the following command:

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 sudo apt-get install -y bitcoin-qt 

Then I get the message I already wrote in the previous post and it cannot install the client.
I am installing the wallet on Ubuntu 15.04, 64-bit.

[achow101]

Try these commands:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

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sudo apt-get upgrade

And then installing

You can also try

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sudo apt-get autoclean

before installing.

The last solution which should work is to install those dependencies manually.
use:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libboost-chrono1.55.0 libboost-program-options1.55.0 libboost-thread1.55.0 libqrencode3

[HardcoreSuperstar]

The last solution which should work is to install those dependencies manually.
use:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libboost-chrono1.55.0 libboost-program-options1.55.0 libboost-thread1.55.0 libqrencode3

I've just tried to install these dependencies, but this is what I get:

Code:

Package libboost-thread1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package libboost-program-options1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package libboost-chrono1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'libboost-chrono1.55.0' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libboost-program-options1.55.0' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libboost-thread1.55.0' has no installation candidate

[UserVVIP]

Get a Mac.

UBUNTU SUCKS!

[achow101]

The last solution which should work is to install those dependencies manually.
use:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libboost-chrono1.55.0 libboost-program-options1.55.0 libboost-thread1.55.0 libqrencode3

I've just tried to install these dependencies, but this is what I get:

Code:

Package libboost-thread1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package libboost-program-options1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

Package libboost-chrono1.55.0 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'libboost-chrono1.55.0' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libboost-program-options1.55.0' has no installation candidate
E: Package 'libboost-thread1.55.0' has no installation candidate

Try just

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sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

then install bitcoinqt

[HardcoreSuperstar]

Try just

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sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

This is what I get after running this command:

Code:

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:
 libboost-all-dev : Depends: libboost-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-tools-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-atomic-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-chrono-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-context-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-coroutine-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-date-time-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-exception-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-filesystem-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-graph-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-graph-parallel-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-iostreams-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-locale-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-log-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-math-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-mpi-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-mpi-python-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-program-options-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-python-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-random-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-regex-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-serialization-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-signals-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-system-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-test-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-thread-dev but it is not installable
                    Depends: libboost-timer-dev but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: libboost-wave-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[achow101]

try doing install with aptitude instead of apt-get. Just replace all of the apt-gets with aptitude in the commands.

[HardcoreSuperstar]

try doing install with aptitude instead of apt-get. Just replace all of the apt-gets with aptitude in the commands.

When I try to install aptitude this is what it says:

Code:

Package aptitude is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

[achow101]

did you try update, upgrade, and autoclean that I suggested above?

Also try removing everything again. uninstall bitcoin-qt and libboost, just to make sure they are gone.

[HardcoreSuperstar]

did you try update, upgrade, and autoclean that I suggested above?

Also try removing everything again. uninstall bitcoin-qt and libboost, just to make sure they are gone.

Yes, I did update, upgrade and autoclean.
I also  tried to re-install bitcoin-qt again, but  it's not working. 

[achow101]

try doing

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sudo apt-get clean

If that doesn't work try also doing

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sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install

(yes run the same command twice)

[HardcoreSuperstar]

try doing

Code:

sudo apt-get clean

If that doesn't work try also doing

Code:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install

(yes run the same command twice)

Thank you knight, but it still doesn't work.
The same message is displayed.

[achow101]

Thank you knight, but it still doesn't work.
The same message is displayed.

Ok...
 
Try

Code:

sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade

And post the output of the running the command.

[tspacepilot]

I haven't used Ubuntu in a while but debian is my normal OS, which is similar.  Anyway, it'd be helpful if you could cut-n-paste the entire terminal sessions to either a pastebin or to this forum when requesting these kinds of help.  Oftentimes, someone who's very familiar with how the system works will see a specific detail if you post the sessions rather than just saying "it's the same message".  In any case, I'd consider ditching that PPA and just building from source.  On debian I'd get the source version of that bitcoin package and then do builddep to install dependencies.  After that you just make && make install.

Let us see some sessions, please!

[Bitmix.in]

In any case, I'd consider ditching that PPA and just building from source.  On debian I'd get the source version of that bitcoin package and then do builddep to install dependencies.  After that you just make && make install.

+1

It's not hard to compile bitcoin-qt from source. Anyway, he/she will need to have the dependencies installed as well.

Is that a clean Ubuntu installation? Have you already installed other packages in there?