How to fix 'The following packages have been kept back:' when trying to install the development version of the GIMP.
Introduction
In this tutorial your will learn how to fix ‘The following packages have been kept back:’ when trying to install the development version of the GIMP. This error can happen after adding the PPA repository for GIMP on your Linux Ubuntu desktop/laptop computer.
Possible solution 1
In the terminal app on your Linux Ubuntu PC and run the following command:
Replace packages_kept_back with the names of packages that are causing the error.
Possible solution 2
Simply use the apt-get package manager to install the packages that have been kept back
Possible solution 3
If the above two commands do not fix the issue, try to run the command:
Please note that using this command is an aggressive way to fix this problem. This is because it will force the installation of the missing packages and possibly break some other system, application or package.
We hope that the commands mentioned above have helped you to resolve the issue the problem and allow you to install the development version of GIMP on your Linux Ubuntu computer.
We hope that the commands mentioned above have helped you to resolve the issue the problem and allow you to install the development version of GIMP on your Linux Ubuntu computer.
