I was trying to install Heroes of Might and Magic 3 with Play on Linux. When I start the program it gives me an error message
PlayOnLinux cannot find wine (from Wine). You should install it to use PlayOnLinux.
sudo apt-get install wineI tried this but I got an error message:
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
What should I do?
Input:
sudo apt-get install wineOutput:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine is a virtual package provided by: winehq-staging 4.0~rc1~cosmic winehq-stable 3.0.4~cosmic winehq-devel 4.0~rc1~cosmic wine-development 3.6-1
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package 'wine' has no installation candidateAnd when I type:
sudo apt-get install winehq-stableI get this:
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: winehq-stable : Depends: wine-stable (= 3.0.4~cosmic)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.Here is my system:
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.$ sudo apt remove wine winehq-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Virtual packages like 'wine' can't be removed
Package 'winehq-stable' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.$ sudo apt autoremoveReading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading
state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5
to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 336 MB disk space
will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ...
268454 files and directories currently installed.) Removing
linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ...
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools: update-initramfs: Deleting
/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-38-generic
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub: Generating grub configuration
file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-42-generic Found
initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-42-generic Found linux image:
/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-39-generic Found initrd image:
/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-39-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI
firmware configuration done Removing linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
(4.15.0-38.41) ...
sudo apt-add-repository --remove 'deb bionic main'Has no output.
sudo apt updateGet:1 bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB] Ign:2
./ InRelease Get:3
bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [204 B] Hit:4
/Ubuntu_18.10_standard
./ Release Get:6
bionic-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [14.5 kB] Get:7
bionic-security/universe DEP-11
48x48 Icons [9,088 B] Get:8
bionic-security/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [36.7 kB] Get:9
bionic-security/universe DEP-11
128x128 Icons [65.9 kB] Hit:10
bionic InRelease Get:11
bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Get:12 bionic-backports InRelease
[74.6 kB] Get:13
bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [402 kB] Get:14
bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
[459 kB] Hit:15 xenial InRelease
Ign:16
bionic InRelease Get:17
bionic-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [245 kB] Hit:18
bionic InRelease
Hit:19 bionic
InRelease Hit:20
bionic InRelease Get:21
bionic-updates/main DEP-11 48x48 Icons [55.7 kB] Hit:22
bionic InRelease
Get:23 bionic-updates/main DEP-11
64x64 Icons [105 kB] Ign:24
bionic InRelease Hit:25
bionic InRelease
Get:26 bionic-updates/main DEP-11
128x128 Icons [266 kB] Err:27
bionic
Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Err:28
bionic Release
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Get:29
bionic-updates/universe amd64
Packages [594 kB] Get:30
bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [588 kB] Get:31
bionic-updates/universe amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [199 kB] Get:32
bionic-updates/universe DEP-11 48x48 Icons [186 kB] Get:33
bionic-updates/universe DEP-11
64x64 Icons [333 kB] Get:34
bionic-updates/universe DEP-11 128x128 Icons [767 kB] Get:35
bionic-updates/multiverse amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [2,464 B] Get:36
bionic-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [5,812 B] Reading
package lists... Done
E: The repository
' bionic
Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a
repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by
default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
configuration details. E: The repository
' bionic Release' does not
have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done
securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8)
manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
sudo apt upgradeReading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading
state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0
newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
sudo apt-get install winehq-stableReading 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: winehq-stable :
Depends: wine-stable (= 3.0.4~cosmic) E: Unable to correct problems,
you have held broken packages.
Edit:
sudo apt-add-repository 12Hit:1 xenial InRelease Ign:2 bionic InRelease Hit:3 bionic InRelease
Hit:4 bionic-security InRelease
Hit:5 bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:6 bionic InRelease Hit:7 bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:8 bionic InRelease Hit:9 bionic InRelease Hit:10 bionic InRelease Hit:11 bionic InRelease Ign:12 bionic InRelease Hit:13 bionic InRelease Err:14 bionic Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Err:15 bionic Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Reading package lists... Done E: The repository ' bionic Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. E: The repository ' bionic Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
5 Answers
The problem is that Wine now depends on libfaudio0, but Ubuntu versions prior to 19.10 don't include it in the standard repositories.
The link to the Winehq forum page with directions on how to install the packages is: .
For Ubuntu 18.04 do:
wget
wget
sudo dpkg -i libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_amd64.deb libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_i386.debThen you should be able to update and upgrade as you would normally.
7late answer
I had a similar problem: What I did:
I remove all "wine" ppa using "Software and updates" tool in ubuntu / kubuntu. Then, i followed the guide here: install latest wine or here.
In my case, i added
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb xenial main'
and no other repository. Then...
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stableSincerely, Elias Tsolis
2Do 1:
sudo apt-add-repository --remove 'deb ./'Do 2:
wget -nc sudo apt-key add Release.key sudo apt-add-repository 3:sudo apt-get update
4:Then install your preferred wine
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stagingHope it works!
13Maybe try adding an SDL2 backport. This is especially useful to users that need to fill in dependencies that repeatedly nag you when you try to add them in. I recently found this online. The command is then followed by the package list update and then your desired choice of Wine. I tested this on Ubuntu 18.04. Specifically, Zorin OS 15. Upvote if this resolved your problem. :)
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --install-recommends winehq-stable
sudo apt-get --install-recommends winehq-devel
sudo apt-get --install-recommends winehq-staging
From the error you're getting, looks like you have configured the whinehq repository.
As the very same error is telling you, you have to choose which branch of wine you'd like to install, as wine is just a virtual package and it has no installation candidates so apt cannot choose by itself what to install.
As indicated here, you can install a stable version (winehq-stable), a development version (winehq-devel) or a staging version (winehq-staging).
While I'm pretty happy on my systems with winehq-staging, I suggest you install the winehq-stable branch that (as the name implies) should be the "most stable" branch of wine.
As suggested on the official WineHQ documentation, make sure to install it with the flag --install-recommends
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
