Nova compute install problem on ubuntu: you have held broken packages.

Asked by Krishna Kothapalli

Trying to follows steps from the following URL and below errors. Appreciate any alternative folsom install pointers.
http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/install/apt/content/installing-the-cloud-controller.html

root@ubuntu:~# apt-get -y install nova-common nova-compute nova-volume nova-vncproxy nova-api nova-ajax-console-proxy nova-cert nova-consoleauth nova-doc nova-scheduler nova-network
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:
 nova-vncproxy : Depends: nova-common (= 2012.2+git201209200431~precise-0ubuntu1) but 2012.2+git201209250431~precise-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@ubuntu:~#

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Msekni (msekni) said :
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I am experiencing the same problem, if you find a solution please let me know !

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Best John Garbutt (johngarbutt) said :
#2

It seems you should:
"replace nova-vncproxy with nova-novncproxy"

See the email thread here:
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg17186.html

I hope that helps!

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Krishna Kothapalli (krishna-sunitha) said :
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Thanks John Garbutt, that solved my question.

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Krishna Kothapalli (krishna-sunitha) said :
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Thanks much John!

root@ubuntu:~# sudo apt-get --force-yes install nova-common nova-compute nova-volume nova-novncproxy nova-api nova-ajax-console-proxy nova-cert nova-consoleauth nova-doc nova-scheduler nova-network