said Slávek Banko: | As a result of the move file edit-as-root.desktop | (in /opt/trinity/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/) from package | konqueror-trinity to package libkonq4-trinity during upgrade occurs | conflict between these packages and you must run upgrade 2× to solve | this problem. alas, the error remains. so i tried to simply install kdelibs-trinity, and got this: dep@dep-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install kdelibs-trinity 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: kdelibs-trinity : Depends: kdelibs4c2a-trinity (>= 4:3.5.13-2ubuntu0~pre41+5~precise) but 4:3.5.13-2ubuntu0~pre40+5~precise is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. am puzzled. -- dep The shortest distance between you and playing great acoustic guitar: the great new instructional DVDs from Marjorie Thompson, available at www.MarjorieThompson.com