Unable to install PS on Ubuntu server 20.04 LTS - package dependency update #21643
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Steps to reproduce
I tried to install powershel in a fresh install of ubuntu server 20.04 LTS, but it said I needed libicu72 or lower. This is problematic, because the default ubuntu package repo has apparently removed all libicu versions other than libicu74, which isn't listed in PowerShell's dependencies.
Here's the output for listing libicu packages:
daniel@docker1:~$ apt list libicu*
Listing... Done
libicu-dev/noble 74.2-1ubuntu3 amd64
libicu4j-4.4-java/noble 4.4.2.2-4 all
libicu4j-java/noble 73.2-1 all
libicu74/noble,now 74.2-1ubuntu3 amd64 [installed]The solution would probably be to update the dependencies to include libicu74 or lower.
Expected behavior
That the package actually installs correctly.Actual behavior
daniel@docker1:~$ sudo apt install -y powershell
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
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:
powershell : Depends: libicu72 but it is not installable or
libicu71 but it is not installable or
libicu70 but it is not installable or
libicu69 but it is not installable or
libicu68 but it is not installable or
libicu67 but it is not installable or
libicu66 but it is not installable or
libicu65 but it is not installable or
libicu63 but it is not installable or
libicu60 but it is not installable or
libicu57 but it is not installable or
libicu55 but it is not installable or
libicu52 but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.Error details
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