[lug] Ubuntu fix broken package

[rmcollins7]

The package system is broken Run apt-get install  -f* KEY I hadn't notest this before! Linux-headers-4.4.0-193-generic: Depends:linux-headers-4.4.0193 but it is not installed Security up dates Firefox  web browser English language  pack for firefox Ubuntu baseOther updates Ubuntu base Unused kernel updates to be removed Header files related to linux kernel version  4.4.0+ 4 more lines of kernels80.2 MB will be downloaded Ubuntu 16.04  up to date for 16.04 not up to date for latest Sent from my Galaxy Tab A
-------- Original message --------From: Bear Giles <bgiles at coyotesong.com> Date: 10/28/20  3:14 PM  (GMT-07:00) To: "Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List" <lug at lug.boulder.co.us> Subject: Re: [lug] Ubuntu fix broken package What's the actual command and error messages?What's the package?What's your distro version? Is it up to date?Very occasionally I've needed to download the source and rebuild the package locally but it's been because I was doing local development that required an incompatible version of a standard library. It's been very rare though.BearOn Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:58 PM D. Stimits <stimits at comcast.net> wrote:> Hello,
> 
> I have been monitoring this list for over 20  years and recognize many 
> of the names of people that I met when I went to the meetings in Boulder.
> 
> I have a problem that I cannot fix, broken package  .The recommended fix 
> was,  sudo apt-get -f install .
> 
> I have tried a lot of different apt-gets and alt F2 s and I am 
> wondering  if I am not doing it correctly, such, as should the app open 
> or closed.
> 
> When I had a similar problem in the past it just worked with the 
> recommended apt-get . Of course it was a long time ago because Linux 
> works so well.
> 
> Your advice would be appreciated.
> 
> Bob
You might try this:
sudo apt update
sudo apt --fix-broken install

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