[lug] Ubuntu fix broken package

[Matt James]

also might check disk usage.  I've seen updates go totally sideways when
you fill up /boot

you could try apt autoremove to clean things up a bit.

HTH

Matt

On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 4:43 PM rmcollins7 <rmcollins7 at lpcnextlight.com>
wrote:

> 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 base
> Other updates
> Ubuntu base
> Unused kernel updates to be removed
> Header files related to linux kernel version  4.4.0
> + 4 more lines of kernels
> 80.2 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.
>
> Bear
>
> On 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
>>
>> s
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