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Ubuntu Software Center not working; says the package catalog needs repair

It says the package catalog needs repair. I tried with this command "sudo apt-get install -f" But it says unable to correct dependencies. Why is that?

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marked as duplicate by hhlp, Jorge Castro, fossfreedom♦, RolandiXor♦, jrg♦ Nov 18 '11 at 20:17

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Try running sudo dpkg --configure -a from a Terminal.

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I tried it, but it not support. – Shalitha Vishanda Nov 13 '11 at 4:40
What does it say when you run that command? Please paste the full output on Pastebin. – RobinJ Nov 13 '11 at 9:07
go to synaptic package manager and remove broken packages........ – Shalitha Vishanda Nov 15 '11 at 13:23
Open up Synaptic -> Edit -> Fix broken packages. – RobinJ Nov 15 '11 at 18:15
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I just had the same problem, this is what fixed it for me:

  • Open your terminal and write these lines:

    sudo ldconfig

sudo apt-get check

sudo apt-get update

    (Till this moment it kept giving me the same error)

    sudo apt-get -f upgrade --fix-missing

    (And after this ^ line, the problem was solved)

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go to synaptic package manager and remove broken packages........ – Shalitha Vishanda Nov 15 '11 at 13:23

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