So now you have an incomplete sources.list, which contains updates and security fixes, but doesn't contain the base system. This, by the way, is indicated by your sources.list: # A network mirror was not selected during install. It seems that during the install, you answered 'No' to the question 'Use a network mirror?', and so your system left configured without a mirror (or maybe you didn't have a network connection during install).

~]# apt-get upgradeĠ upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.įurther information: # apt policy openssh-* Get:5 buster-updates/main Translation-en Get:4 buster-updates/main amd64 Packages How is a broken dependency forced to install? The problem appears to be this: openssh-server : Depends: openssh-client (= 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u1) but 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u2 is to be installed Whatever the reasoning that appears to be the case with Debian and I need such. I am not even going to try to imagine what sort of distribution does not supply a secure remote access as part of the base install. Openssh-server : Depends: openssh-client (= 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u1) but 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u2 is to be installedĭepends: openssh-sftp-server but it is not going to be installedĮ: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. The following packages have unmet dependencies: The following information may help to resolve the situation:

Requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstableĭistribution that some required packages have not yet been created When I try to install sshd (openssh-serverr) I get this: ~]# apt install -f openssh-server # are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate # A network mirror was not selected during install.

# buster-updates, previously known as 'volatile'

# deb cdrom:/ buster contrib main deb buster/updates main contrib

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