Bug#844392: vlc refuses to install with debian backports enabled

[Brian Holaday]

Hi Sebastian,

Yes it is version 2.2.4-1~deb8u1. First time filing a bug.

It happens when trying to install vlc (#apt-get install vlc). From what I
can figure libgles-1-mesa version 12.0.3-1~bpo8+1 and libgles2-mesa
version  12.0.3-1~bpo8+1 gets installed via backports (I think the nvidia
driver changes versions) and causes the issue.

vlc seems to want to expect version 10.3.2-1+deb8u1. I have yet to test
installing vlc without backports.

On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:31:34 +0100 Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher at debian.org>
wrote:
> Control: tags -1 + moreinfo
>
> On 2016-11-15 00:29:16, Arcademan wrote:
> > Source: vlc
> > Version: 2.2.4-1
>
> Do you mean 2.2.4-1~deb8u1?
>
> > Severity: important
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where
appropriate ***
> >
> >    * What led up to the situation?
> >      Trying to install vlc with debian jessie backports installed  led
to unmet dependencies
> >
> >      OS: Debian 8.6 (Jessie) with Backports Enabled
> >
> > Error:
> >
> >      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:
> >  vlc : Depends: libgles1-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be
installed or
> >                 libgles1
> >        Depends: libgles2-mesa (>= 7.8.1) but it is not going to be
installed or
> >                 libgles2
> > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>
> This looks like you already have some other mesa packages from backports
> installed. Is that correct?
>
> Cheers
> --
> Sebastian Ramacher
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