Unable to install 7.5.4 on Debian 13 (Trixie) due to unmet dependency on libicu[74|72|70|69|68|67|66|65|63|60|57|55|52] #25865
Description
Prerequisites
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Steps to reproduce
- Install latest version of Debian with
wsl --install Debian - Check the version installed is correct with
lsb_release -a
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Release: 13
Codename: trixie- Update with
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y - Install
wgetwithsudo apt install -y wget - Download latest deb
$ wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.5.2/powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb
Resolving github.com (github.com)... 20.26.156.215
Connecting to github.com (github.com)|20.26.156.215|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 75453694 (72M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb.1’
powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.d 100%[==================================================>] 71.96M 96.1MB/s in 0.7s
2025-08-15 12:36:33 (96.1 MB/s) - ‘powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb.1’ saved [75453694/75453694]- Install with
sudo apt install ./powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb
Results in:
$ sudo apt install ./powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb
Note, selecting 'powershell' instead of './powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb'
Solving dependencies... Error!
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:
Unsatisfied dependencies:
powershell : Depends: libicu74 but it is not installable or
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
Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Error: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context:
Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
1. powershell:amd64=7.5.2-1.deb is selected for install
2. powershell:amd64 Depends libicu74 | libicu72 | libicu71 | libicu70 | libicu69 | libicu68 | libicu67 | libicu66 | libicu65 | libicu63 | libicu60 | libicu57 | libicu55 | libicu52
but none of the choices are installable:
[no choices]Expected behavior
`.deb` should be installable on modern stable versions of Debian and Ubuntu.Actual behavior
$ sudo apt install ./powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb
Note, selecting 'powershell' instead of './powershell_7.5.2-1.deb_amd64.deb'
Solving dependencies... Error!
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:
Unsatisfied dependencies:
powershell : Depends: libicu74 but it is not installable or
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
Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Error: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context:
Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
1. powershell:amd64=7.5.2-1.deb is selected for install
2. powershell:amd64 Depends libicu74 | libicu72 | libicu71 | libicu70 | libicu69 | libicu68 | libicu67 | libicu66 | libicu65 | libicu63 | libicu60 | libicu57 | libicu55 | libicu52
but none of the choices are installable:
[no choices]Error details
N/AEnvironment data
$ uname -a
Linux ENS-BKT92T3 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun 5 18:30:46 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Release: 13
Codename: trixie
$ apt search libicu
icu-devtools/stable 76.1-4 amd64
Development utilities for International Components for Unicode
libicu-dev/stable 76.1-4 amd64
Development files for International Components for Unicode
libicu4j-4.4-java/stable 4.4.2.2-4 all
Library for Unicode support and internationalization
libicu4j-java/stable 73.2-1 all
Library for Unicode support and internationalization
libicu76/stable 76.1-4 amd64
International Components for UnicodeVisuals
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