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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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    How did you remove and reinstall VLC? – edwinksl Jun 29 '16 at 17:20
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    What does it say when you expand the Details section of that error message? – Byte Commander Jun 29 '16 at 17:29
  • I removed it in ubuntu software center – Lana Jun 29 '16 at 17:31
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    Did you remove the Optional add-ons as well? You have to completely remove VLC before attempting to reinstall. To completely remove it from Ubuntu, close Ubuntu Software Center, open a Terminal window and type: sudo apt-get remove --purge vlc. The open (Gnome) Software and (re)install VLC. Ubuntu Software Center is no longer recommended for 16.04. – ipse lute Jun 29 '16 at 17:40
  • @ByteCommander The following packages have unmet dependencies:

    vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.2+git20160627+r58796+56~ubuntu16.04.1) but 2.2.2+git20160627+r58796+56~ubuntu16.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 (>= 7:2.4) but 7:2.7.6-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 is to be installed Depends: libavutil-ffmpeg54 (>= 7:2.4) but 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2 is to be installed Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16) but 2.23-0ubuntu3 is to be installed Depends: libegl1-x11 but it is a virtual package Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0) but 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2 is to be installed

     – Lana Jun 29 '16 at 18:37
  • @ByteCommander Depends: libgles1 but it is a virtual package Depends: libgles2 but it is a virtual package Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0) but 2.48.1-1~ubuntu16.04.1 is to be installed Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.5.1) but 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9 is to be installed Depends: libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.0.2) but 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9 is to be installed Depends: libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.2.0) but 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9 is to be installed Depends: libqt5x11extras5 (>= 5.1.0) but 5.4.2-2build1 is to be installed – Lana Jun 29 '16 at 18:39
  • @ByteCommander Depends: librsvg2-2 (>= 2.14.4) but 2.40.13-3 is to be installed Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 5.2) but 5.2.1-22ubuntu2 is to be installed Depends: libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4) but 2:1.7.6-1 is to be installed Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 is to be installed – Lana Jun 29 '16 at 18:40
  • @ipselute I tried to install Gnome Software with : 'sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-desktop/gnome-software ' and 'sudo apt-get update' and it said:

    W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/strukturag/libde265/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

    W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/strukturag/libde265/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

    E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

     – Lana Jun 29 '16 at 18:58
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    @Lana Sorry, this information is nearly unreadable without proper formatting. Please remove your comments and [edit] your question to add it there, using code formatting. You should always put important additional information in the question so that it is better visible as well. – Byte Commander Jun 29 '16 at 20:14
  • Thank you all for your help, VLC is working now. :) – Lana Jun 30 '16 at 11:11

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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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