Python3-pip install problem

[EwokLoveBoat]

Let me start by saying I have limited experience with Linux and this very well may be an easy to answer question.

My dilemma is I am attempting to install hangups through the terminal which requires I install python3-pip first sudo apt-get install python3-pip upon entering this command I receive this message in error The following packages have unmet dependencies: python3-pip : Depends: python-pip-whl (= 8.1.2-2ubuntu0.1) but 8.1.2-3 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Prior it was Recommending to install setuptools, dev, and whl, as well within that same error message, but I was able to remedy that by searching through multiple threads, which piggybacking off of that point I have done a solid two to three hours of research on this topic scouring threads on different websites, but nothing seems to be working. If anyone has any suggestions please chime in.

*I am running the most recent version of Kubuntu btw if that accounts for anything.

Thanks in advance.

[EwokLoveBoat]

Did some research **solved

[Snowhog]

And you aren't going to share 'how'?

[EwokLoveBoat]

My apologies

found it over here on stack exchange

First I did a sudo apt-get update
then sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean

then followed this gentlemans advice
334 down vote

Ubuntu 12.10+ and Fedora 13+ have a package called python3-pip which will install pip-3.2 (or pip-3.3, pip-3.4 or pip3 for newer versions) without needing this jumping through hoops. I came across this and fixed this without needing the likes of wget or virtualenvs (assuming Ubuntu 12.04): Install package python3-setuptools: run sudo aptitude install python3-setuptools, this will give you the command easy_install3. Install pip using Python 3's setuptools: run sudo easy_install3 pip, this will give you the command pip-3.2 like kev's solution. Install your PyPI packages: run sudo pip-3.2 install <package> (installing python packages into your base system requires root, of course). … Profit!

[Snowhog]

Apologies not required.

When a solution to a posted issue is found, posting it helps others who may have the same problem, so, thank you for posting what you found.