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There are many answer related to fixing either specific broken packages or fixing most/all packages in a general way. This question is related to why and what cause packages to appear broken or get broken during the package handling (downloading, setting up, installing...).

What are the reasons packages break in Ubuntu and what can be done to lessen the chances of broken packages appearing in Ubuntu.

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  • Do you mean only debian packages (.deb files)?
    – Lucio
    Apr 28, 2014 at 1:14
  • Broken as in unmet dependencies?
    – Alex
    Apr 28, 2014 at 1:18
  • I mean DEB packages only (Only Ubuntu official package format) and unmet dependencies are also part of some of the reasons a user might get the broken package dilemma but not the only one. Apr 28, 2014 at 1:25

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