"Dependency Is Not Satisfiable" Error When Trying to Install an Application

When I try to install glchess in Synaptic

I get this error

At a certain time I installed the Gnome desktop and a lot of games that came with it and then uninstalled the games. Now I want chess back. When I downloaded the deb file and tried to install it in Gdebi I got a similar error:

What should I change in repositories?

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From your pastebin it looks very much like you have not got the updates repository enabled

Tick this option shown - the refresh your installation before install pyChess

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
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sudo apt-get build-dep glchess
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James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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