xserver-xorg-core update failed. Not fully installed or removed

Question

I tried to update xserver by downloading xserver-xorg-core_1.14.5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb from packages.ubuntu.com, and when I tried to install it it said:

(Reading database ... 266118 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.4.901+git20131203+server-1.14-branch.c30db601-0ubuntu0sarvatt4 (using xserver-xorg-core_1.14.5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xserver-xorg-core ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-core:
 xserver-xorg-core depends on xserver-common (>= 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2); however:
  Version of xserver-common on system is 2:1.14.4.901+git20131203+server-1.14-branch.c30db601-0ubuntu0sarvatt4.
 xserver-xorg-core depends on libgcrypt11 (>= 1.5.1); however:
  Version of libgcrypt11:amd64 on system is 1.5.0-3ubuntu3.

dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg-core (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 xserver-xorg-core

Now whenever I try to upgrade or install something it says:

You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 xserver-xorg-core : Depends: xserver-common (>= 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2) but 2:1.14.4.901+git20131203+server-1.14-branch.c30db601-0ubuntu0sarvatt4 is to be installed
                     Depends: libgcrypt11 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.5.0-3ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

When I do sudo apt-get -f install it says:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  ubuntu-desktop xorg xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-mouse
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-ati
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-intel
  xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
  xserver-xorg-video-modesetting xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
  xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-r128 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
  xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-savage
  xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-trident
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 33 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 13,0 MB disk space will be freed.

How to fix this issue ?

Please help me, I don't know what to do.

Solution

Problem caused because that you are trying to install a package which is available in 14.04. The xserver-xorg-core version appropriate for 13.10 is 2:1.14.3 See.

You can install xserver-xorg-core appropriate for your system by just typing :

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core

If you are still having the problem please add the output of :

apt-cache madison xserver-common

Comments

[GalaxyMaster]

I have tried sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core,but that gave an error: pastebin. Here is the output of apt-cache madison xserver-common: pastebin. Also, is it possible that downloading and installing the correct xserver-xorg-core from the link you provided will fix this issue? Thanks.

[GalaxyMaster]

Allright, I solved it! I looked at the error messages and saw which version the old xserver-xorg-core was, and I looked on google on how to force a specific version when installing a package. So I did: sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core=2:1.14.4.901+git20131203+server-1.14-branc‌​h.c30db601-0ubuntu0s‌​arvatt4, and it downgraded it to the old compatible version and now it works again!!! Yay!

[Cleb]

I get: " libcheese-gtk23 : Depends: libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 (>= 0.91.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed libcheese7 : Depends: libclutter-gst-2.0-0 (>= 0.10.0) but it is not going to be installed Depends: gstreamer1.0-clutter but it is not going to be installed libclutter-1.0-0 : Depends: libcogl-pango15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libcogl15 (>= 1.15.8) but it is not going to be installed E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages." Any idea why?