[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#686049: Bug#686049: alsa-base 1.0.25+2+nmu2 breaks linux-sound-base 1.0.23+dfsg-4

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Kitty <kittyinapc at gmail.com> [2012-08-28 13:00 +1000]:

> Package: alsa-base
> Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-4
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> When trying to do updates today I got this message:
> 
> The following packages will be upgraded: 
>   alsa-base{b} [1.0.23+dfsg-4 -> 1.0.25+2+nmu2]  
> 1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
> Need to get 60.3 kB of archives. After unpacking 383 kB will be freed.
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  alsa-base : Breaks: linux-sound-base but 1.0.23+dfsg-4 is installed.
> 
> I put alsa-base on hold for now, thanks for your time.
> Kitty.

Linux-sound-base was droped since 1.0.25 as OSS isn't supported
anymore. Try as follows:

# apt-get remove --purge linux-sound-base
# apt get upgrade

Elimar

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