I only get the standard desktop after running startx in terminal. I tried running
sudo apt-get -f install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop xorg build-essential
But got
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:
ubuntu-desktop : Depends: baobab but it is not going to be installed
Depends: eog but it is not going to be installed
Depends: evince but it is not going to be installed
Depends: file-roller but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gcalctool but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gedit but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-control-center but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-font-viewer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-media but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-nettool but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-power-manager but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-screenshot but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-session but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-session-canberra but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-system-log but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-system-monitor but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-terminal but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gucharmap but it is not going to be installed
Depends: language-selector-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: nautilus but it is not going to be installed
Depends: nautilus-sendto but it is not going to be installed
Depends: notify-osd but it is not going to be installed
Depends: seahorse but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-center but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-properties-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ssh-askpass-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: system-config-printer-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ubuntu-artwork but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity-2d but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity-greeter but it is not going to be installed
Depends: update-manager but it is not going to be installed
Depends: update-notifier but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xdg-user-dirs-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xdiagnose but it is not going to be installed
Depends: yelp but it is not going to be installed
Depends: zenity
Recommends: acpi-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: activity-log-manager-control-center but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: aisleriot but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apport-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: brasero but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: deja-dup but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: empathy but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: firefox but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: firefox-gnome-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: fonts-liberation but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: fonts-takao-pgothic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ginn but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-bluetooth but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-disk-utility but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-orca but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-screensaver but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-sudoku but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnomine but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gvfs-fuse but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gwibber but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-gtk3 but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-pinyin but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-table but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: jockey-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: landscape-client-ui-install but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgail-common but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-calc but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-help-en-us but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-impress but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-math but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-style-human but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-writer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: mahjongg but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: mousetweaks but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: nautilus-share but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: network-manager-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: network-manager-pptp-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: onboard but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: overlay-scrollbar but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: remmina but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox-ubuntuone but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: shotwell but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: simple-scan but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thunderbird but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thunderbird-gnome-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: totem but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: totem-mozilla but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: transmission-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntu-docs but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntuone-client-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntuone-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: usb-creator-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: vino but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Any idea what am I dealing with here?
sudo apt-get -f install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop xorg build-essential
But got
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:
ubuntu-desktop : Depends: baobab but it is not going to be installed
Depends: eog but it is not going to be installed
Depends: evince but it is not going to be installed
Depends: file-roller but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gcalctool but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gedit but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-control-center but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-font-viewer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-media but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-nettool but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-power-manager but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-screenshot but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-session but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-session-canberra but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-system-log but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-system-monitor but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gnome-terminal but it is not going to be installed
Depends: gucharmap but it is not going to be installed
Depends: language-selector-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: nautilus but it is not going to be installed
Depends: nautilus-sendto but it is not going to be installed
Depends: notify-osd but it is not going to be installed
Depends: seahorse but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-center but it is not going to be installed
Depends: software-properties-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ssh-askpass-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: system-config-printer-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ubuntu-artwork but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity-2d but it is not going to be installed
Depends: unity-greeter but it is not going to be installed
Depends: update-manager but it is not going to be installed
Depends: update-notifier but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xdg-user-dirs-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Depends: xdiagnose but it is not going to be installed
Depends: yelp but it is not going to be installed
Depends: zenity
Recommends: acpi-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: activity-log-manager-control-center but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: aisleriot but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: apport-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: brasero but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: deja-dup but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: empathy but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: firefox but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: firefox-gnome-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: fonts-liberation but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: fonts-takao-pgothic but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ginn but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-bluetooth but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-disk-utility but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-orca but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-screensaver but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnome-sudoku but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gnomine but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gvfs-fuse but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: gwibber but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-gtk3 but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-pinyin but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ibus-table but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: jockey-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: landscape-client-ui-install but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgail-common but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-calc but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-help-en-us but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-impress but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-math but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-style-human but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-writer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: mahjongg but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: mousetweaks but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: nautilus-share but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: network-manager-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: network-manager-pptp-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: onboard but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: overlay-scrollbar but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: remmina but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox-plugin-magnatune but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: rhythmbox-ubuntuone but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: shotwell but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: simple-scan but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thunderbird but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: thunderbird-gnome-support but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: totem but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: totem-mozilla but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: transmission-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntu-docs but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntuone-client-gnome but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: ubuntuone-installer but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: usb-creator-gtk but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: vino but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Any idea what am I dealing with here?