Unable to install Inkscape on ubuntu 14.04

Question

Hi I am new to Linux Ubuntu 14.04. I wanted to install Inkscape but it has shown following error(Dependencies as it says):

inkscape: Depends: python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2) but it is a virtual package
          Depends: libaspell15 (>= 0.60.7~20110707) but 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libatkmm-1.6-1 (>= 2.22.1) but 2.22.7-2ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7) but 2.19-0ubuntu6.1 is to be installed
          Depends: libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0) but 1.13.0~20140204-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libcairomm-1.0-1 (>= 1.6.4) but 1.10.0-1ubuntu3 is to be installed
          Depends: libfontconfig1 (>= 2.9.0) but 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.1 is to be installed
          Depends: libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1) but 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2 is to be installed
          Depends: libgc1c2 (>= 1:7.2d) but 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2 is to be installed
          Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.9-20140406-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but 2.30.7-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.9) but 2.40.0-2 is to be installed
          Depends: libglibmm-2.4-1c2a (>= 2.36.2) but 2.39.93-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libgnomevfs2-0 (>= 1:2.17.90) but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: libgomp1 (>= 4.2.1) but 4.8.2-19ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libgsl0ldbl (>= 1.9) but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) but 2.24.23-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
          Depends: libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (>= 1:2.24.0) but 1:2.24.4-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.10) but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: liblcms2-2 (>= 2.2+git20110628) but 2.5-0ubuntu4 is to be installed
          Depends: libmagick++5 (>= 8:6.7.7.10) but it is not going to be installed
          Depends: libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) but 1.36.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) but 1.36.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) but 1.36.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libpangomm-1.4-1 (>= 2.27.1) but 2.34.0-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4) but 1.2.50-1ubuntu2 is to be installed
          Depends: libpopt0 (>= 1.14) but 1.16-8ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libsigc++-2.0-0c2a (>= 2.0.2) but 2.2.10-0.2ubuntu2 is to be installed
          Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.6) but 4.8.2-19ubuntu1 is to be installed
          Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.7.4) but 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3 is to be installed
          Depends: libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25) but 1.1.28-2build1 is to be installed
          Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1 is to be installed

What am I missing?

Did you add external PPAs or "mess" with the packages in other ways perhaps? Or are you using the stock repositories? — Andrea Lazzarotto, Aug 18 '14 at 21:25
If you perform these modifications, you should mention them. May I ask why you didn't install Inkscape from the official repositories? By the way, please update your question adding information about the PPA you used. — Andrea Lazzarotto, Aug 18 '14 at 21:33
By that list it just says those dependencies are going to be installed. Did you follow through with clicking okay and let it run through its paces? — Robsteady, Aug 18 '14 at 21:25
What are official Repositories? I searched for "how to install Inkscape on ubuntu 14.4" it showed me the PPAs results etc. P.S: Again i am not pro at LINUX. — Anum Khan, Aug 18 '14 at 21:36

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '14 at 21:42

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To install Inkscape, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:inkscape.dev/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install inkscape

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answered Aug 18 '14 at 21:42

Mitch

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inkscape : Depends: libgnomevfs2-0 (>= 1:2.17.90) but it is not installable Depends: libgsl0ldbl (>= 1.9) but it is not installable Depends: libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.10) but it is not installable Depends: libmagick++5 (>= 8:6.7.7.10) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
– Anum Khan Aug 18 '14 at 21:50
Use synaptic to fix broken packages. If it not installed, do sudo apt-get install synaptic. and from the edit menu choose fix broken packages. see here. – Mitch Aug 18 '14 at 21:55
anum@SK:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done Package synaptic 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 'synaptic' has no installation candidate KILL ME :|
– Anum Khan Aug 18 '14 at 21:58
Try sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade Also make sure that you have these repositories checked prior to running the previous command. – Mitch Aug 18 '14 at 22:06
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I reverted what I added (PPAs) earlier & rechecked the repositories. I got it! Thank You :) – Anum Khan Aug 18 '14 at 23:08
If you encounter a dependency problem, try sudo apt-get upgrade inkscape after having properly added and updated the repository. – Louis Gagnon Oct 03 '17 at 08:36

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