The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vlc : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libsdl-image1.2 (>= 1.2.10) but it is not installable
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.2.0~pre1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvncclient0 (>= 0.9.9) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libxcb-composite0 but it is not installable
Depends: libxcb-xv0 (>= 1.2) but it is not installable
vlc-plugin-fluidsynth : Depends: fluid-soundfont-gm but it is not installable or
musescore-soundfont-gm but it is not installable
Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libfluidsynth1 but it is not installable
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-jack : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-libde265 : Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-notify : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-samba : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.2.0~pre1) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-sdl : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.2.0~pre1) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-svg : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
vlc-plugin-zvbi : Depends: vlc-nox (= 2.2.1~trusty1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libvlccore8 (>= 2.0.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libzvbi0 (>= 0.2.33) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Проблема была решена. После установки Ubuntu 14.04 установите Ubuntu Restricted Packages из центра программного обеспечения Ubuntu. Успешная установка этого позволяет VLC установить правильно.
С уважением, Bainab