Vlc dependencies cannot be resolved

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

**Tip: right click with mouse on the top terminal windows title caption and select the menu item "Always on Top"
doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy
to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy from this page then right click and select copy then click into the terminal window
and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

Copy and paste the rows below, copy and paste one row a time (see the **Tip) then press enter:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo apt-get -f install

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

Apparently that didn't work. Here is what happened in terminal including every step. Thank you for your help.

sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Get: 1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB [62.9kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release.gpg
Ign http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/ maverick-getdeb/apps Translation-en_GB
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Get: 2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB [2,332B]
Get: 3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_GB [33.9kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Get: 4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_GB [37.7kB]
Get: 5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Get: 6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release [44.7kB]
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb Release
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb/apps Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Get: 7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages [352kB]
Get: 8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages [3,240B]
Get: 9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources [1,443B]
Get: 10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources [137kB]
Get: 11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources [3,677B]
Get: 12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources [58.3kB]
Get: 13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages [154kB]
Get: 14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages [7,366B]
Fetched 899kB in 14s (60.8kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  libpurple0
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get clean
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/ maverick-getdeb/apps Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release.gpg
Ign http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable/non-free Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable Release
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Ign http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb/apps Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://deb.opera.com stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Reading package lists... Done
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
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.
  vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1 is to be installed or
                libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavutil50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable or
                libavutil-extra-50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable
       Depends: libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) but 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.1 is to be installed
       Depends: libva-x11-1 but it is not installable
       Depends: libva1 but it is not installable
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
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.
  vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1 is to be installed or
                libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavutil50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable or
                libavutil-extra-50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable
       Depends: libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) but 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.1 is to be installed
       Depends: libva-x11-1 but it is not installable
       Depends: libva1 but it is not installable
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
Appearently that didn't work

Please try...

sudo apt-get remove vlc
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get install vlc

Still not working. This is getting to be tricksy.

sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get remove vlc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package vlc is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
sarah@sarah-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
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.
  vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1 is to be installed or
                libavcodec-extra-52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not going to be installed
       Depends: libavutil50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable or
                libavutil-extra-50 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not installable
       Depends: libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) but 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.1 is to be installed
       Depends: libva-x11-1 but it is not installable
       Depends: libva1 but it is not installable
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-notify (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
       Recommends: vlc-plugin-pulse (= 1.1.5-1~getdeb1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

Please remove from software source the getdeb repository they are the culprit:

http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb Release
http://archive.getdeb.net maverick-getdeb/apps Packages

Also run:

sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update

May help

How do I remove those two sources and what do I do after I install medibuntu?

I was able to uncheck the getdeb from the software sources. Is that enough?

  Open synaptic manager select status the clean residual config files

   David
   in TN

http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid Should I keep this software source or should I also not use it?

Keep all unchanged unless yuo have no issue with packages....

Thank you guys so much for your help. Every thing is working beautifully and my system is back up to snuff.