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I used 

sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential

to get alien package for Terminal in Ubuntu 14.04 . But I got this Error Message and couldn't find a Solution... This is what I got in Terminal,

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:
 dpkg-dev : Depends: libdpkg-perl (= 1.17.5ubuntu5) but 1.17.5ubuntu5.3 is to be installed
            Recommends: fakeroot but it is not going to be installed
            Recommends: libalgorithm-merge-perl but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Please help me, I'm still a beginner for Linux...

Braiam
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  • possible duplicate of [How do I resolve unmet dependencies after adding a PPA?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/140246/how-do-i-resolve-unmet-dependencies-after-adding-a-ppa) – Pandya Oct 30 '14 at 11:16
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    No , I saw it and tried almost everything in it... But error Continues...In this error there are some Recommends, How can I handle those ? – Imantha Ahangama Oct 30 '14 at 15:22
  • what happens if you try `sudo apt-get -f install`? – Pandya Nov 01 '14 at 09:37
  • Nothing installed, removed or upgraded... :( – Imantha Ahangama Nov 01 '14 at 14:42
  • [link](http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/synaptic) - Synaptic Package Manager; I used this Software to Install alien package, I searched Alien Package from it and Tried to Install it... Its Saying "Could not apply Changes, Fix Broken first" ... When I checked the Status of Package it is Saying Broken... How to fix it ? – Imantha Ahangama Nov 01 '14 at 15:46

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Package alien & build-essential are avilable on main repository for Ubuntu 14.04.

First of all make sure that you have enabled Main & Universe Repository from Software & Updates:

The main component contains applications that are free software, can be freely redistributed and are fully supported by the Ubuntu team. & The universe component is a snapshot of the free, open-source, and Linux world.

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Following command is also helpful to enable main & universe repositories:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main universe"
sudo apt-get update

Then install package by:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install alien

If you've still problem then check extra repository you manually added (from Software & Updates > Other Software) ; remove/clear them. And then try sudo apt-get update , sudo apt-get install alien

sudo apt-get install -f and sudo dpkg --configure -a are also helpful for fix dependencies and complete pending configuration.

Pandya
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