apt-get error, cannot install many packages?
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How do I fix this? It shows an error, and I don't know how to fix it. I want to install crossover.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... failed.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
crossover:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (>= 2.3) but it is not installed
Depends: libice6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libsm6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libfreetype6:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libz1:i386
Depends: perl5-base:i386
Depends: perl-modules:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: python:i386 (>= 2.4) but it is not installed
Depends: python-gtk2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: python-glade2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: desktop-file-utils:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libasound2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libgl1:i386
Depends: libxrandr2:i386 but it is not installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
EDIT
I have another recent error.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
crossover:i386 : Depends: libc6:i386 (= 2.3) but it is not installed
Depends: libice6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libsm6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libx11-6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libxext6:i386 but it is not installed or
xlibs:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: libfreetype6:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libz1:i386
Depends: perl5-base:i386
Depends: perl-modules:i386 but it is not installable
Depends: python:i386 (= 2.4) but it is not installed
Depends: python-gtk2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: python-glade2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: desktop-file-utils:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libasound2:i386 but it is not installed
Depends: libgl1:i386
Depends: libxrandr2:i386 but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
running " apt-get -f install " gives me the same error everytime.