Wine install error on Ubuntu 18.04 server: "requested an impossible situation" and "held broken packages."

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Wine install error on Ubuntu 18.04 server: "requested an impossible situation" and "held broken packages."

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Preface, I'm new to Linux. I setup an Ubuntu 18.04 server and use LinuxGSM to install and manage video game servers. Didn't want to use Windows because the idle performance of command-line Linux was better. But now it's screwing me over because some games don't support Linux and I can't get Wine installed properly.

I was following this guide https://conanexiles.fandom.com/wiki/Ded ... and_Screen to get a Conan Exiles server running on Linux. Parts of it are outdated, namely the Release.key step but I figured out how to get that resolved by finding this thread (viewtopic.php?t=31621) and later finding the WineHQ wiki page (https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu).

Full install process:

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Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-153-generic x86_64)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
 * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
 * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage

  System information as of Wed Aug 18 21:52:19 UTC 2021

  System load:  0.22                Processes:              188
  Usage of /:   27.4% of 227.73GB   Users logged in:        2
  Memory usage: 16%                 IP address for eno1:    192.168.1.158
  Swap usage:   0%                  IP address for docker0: 

 * Super-optimized for small spaces - read how we shrank the memory
   footprint of MicroK8s to make it the smallest full K8s around.

   https://ubuntu.com/blog/microk8s-memory-optimisation

 * Canonical Livepatch is available for installation.
   - Reduce system reboots and improve kernel security. Activate at:
     https://ubuntu.com/livepatch

9 updates can be applied immediately.
2 of these updates are standard security updates.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable

New release '20.04.2 LTS' available.
Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.


*** System restart required ***
Last login: Wed Aug 18 21:38:08 2021 from 192.168.1.242
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
[sudo] password for ceserver:
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
File ‘winehq.key’ already there; not retrieving.

ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo apt-key add winehq.key
OK
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.04.5 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS"
VERSION_ID="18.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=bionic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main'
Hit:1 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$ sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
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 (= 6.0.1~bionic-1)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
ceserver@nuc6i7kyk:~$
Here's my sources.list if that's helpful:

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# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic partner

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security multiverse
deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main
# deb-src https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main
I haven't been able to Google a fix for it, this was a last resort for me.
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Re: Wine install error on Ubuntu 18.04 server: "requested an impossible situation" and "held broken packages."

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https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#How_do_I_so ... ll_Wine.3F
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Re: Wine install error on Ubuntu 18.04 server: "requested an impossible situation" and "held broken packages."

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Ubuntu 18.04/Linux Mint 19.x do not provide FAudio, which is a dependency of current Wine. Follow the instructions in viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32192 to install FAudio from the OBS. (FAudio packages for Ubuntu 19.10 and later are in the distro's universe repository.)
Did you install the libfaudio0 packages?

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wget -nc https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine:/Debian/xUbuntu_18.04/i386/libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_i386.deb
wget -nc https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine:/Debian/xUbuntu_18.04/amd64/libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_i386.deb libfaudio0_19.07-0~bionic_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install
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