I tried to install a Hebrew spell checker for LibreOffice. I downloaded a package named myspell-he_1.1-1_all.deb and tried to install it through the software center. Installation failed and I can neither complete installation nor remove it. Since then, whenever I run Update Manager I get an error message:
The package system is broken.
In details:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dictionaries-common:
When I try to run the Software center I get a pop-up window:
Items cannot be installed or removed until the package catalog is repaired.
A Repair option is suggested. If I click it the following nessage appears:
installArchives() failed: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of myspell-he:
dictionaries-common (1.12.1ubuntu2) breaks myspell-he (<= 1.1-1) and is installed.
Version of myspell-he to be configured is 1.1-1.
dpkg: error processing myspell-he (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
myspell-he
Error in function:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of myspell-he:
dictionaries-common (1.12.1ubuntu2) breaks myspell-he (<= 1.1-1) and is installed.
Version of myspell-he to be configured is 1.1-1.
dpkg: error processing myspell-he (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
How can I clear this mess?
sudo dpkg --force-remove-reinstreq -P myspell-he. Hope that works.