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I am getting this error

 The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  linux-image-oem-20.04b : Depends:
 linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I have tried almost everything and it is not letting me install,remove or update anything.I have also tried manually installing linux-image package but it throws me this error ->

 dpkg: error processing archive
 linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem_5.10.0-1049.51_amd64.deb (--install): 
 unable to open '/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-1049-oem.dpkg-new': Operation not
 permitted Errors were encountered while processing: 

 linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem_5.10.0-1049.51_amd64.deb

I tried updating the whole system too but it gives me this error

 Transaction failed: The package system is broken  The following
 packages have unmet dependencies: linux-image-oem-20.04b: Depends:
 linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem but it is not installed

Tried installing the OEM kernel using the below command:

sudo apt install linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem

and it gives this error:

Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem_5.10.0-1049.51_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem (5.10.0-1049.51) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem_5.10.0-1049.51_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-1049-oem.dpkg-new': Operation not permitte
d
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem_5.10.0-1049.51_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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  • Does sudo dpkg -P linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem work?
    – mikewhatever
    Oct 16, 2021 at 9:49
  • @David Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (fossa-charmander X74)
    – Suryanshu Dinkar
    Oct 16, 2021 at 10:39
  • @mikewhatever it says "dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove linux-image-5.10.0-1049-oem which isn't installed" after running your command
    – Suryanshu Dinkar
    Oct 16, 2021 at 10:42
  • 20.04.2 shows you are behind in upgrades. After you can do upgrades you need to fix that.
    – David
    Oct 16, 2021 at 10:45
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    So your actual problem is not "unmet dependencies". Your actual problem seems to apt: unable to open '/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-1049-oem.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted. Interesting. That's a permission issue, not a package conflict. Are you the admin on this system? Is this a pre-installed new-hardware system (hence the OEM kernel)? Or is there anything unusual or complex about it, like a VM or container or WSL or older hardware or you installed it on the hardware yourself?
    – user535733
    Oct 16, 2021 at 13:41

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The error is because of an Anti-Virus utility that is not allowing apt to access the /boot directory. Disable any anti-virus services you are using.

For example, if you're using MacCaffe, run the following commands to fix it (The commands will remove the antivirus utility):

sudo dpkg --purge mfedx 
sudo dpkg --purge mcafeetp 
sudo dpkg --purge mcafeeespaac 
sudo dpkg --purge mcafeeespfileaccess 
Sudo dpkg --purge mcafeeesp 
sudo dpkg --purge mcafeert 
sudo dpkg --purge mfecma 
sudo dpkg --purge mfert
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