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How to fix a broken package, when "apt-get install -f" does not work? [duplicate]

I tried to install Scala with the typesafe stack and got into trouble. Now I cannot do much with apt (except update), the broken package seems to be impossible to remove/clean: Here's the result of ...
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Can not install 'openjdk-9-jdk' because it tries to overwrite file aready included in 'openjdk-9-jdk-headless' [duplicate]

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial desktop, 64 bit, and wanted to install openjdk-9-jdk (Java 9 development kit). The version available from the universe repository is 9~b114-0ubuntu1. Running the ...
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dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/cuda-cublas-9-1_9.1.85.3-1_amd64.deb (--unpack) [duplicate]

When I am running sudo apt-get -f install, it shows dpkg: error processing. Please find the complete logs below and advise how to solve this. Should I remove the old version? Reading package ...
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Error Upgrading Nodejs [duplicate]

└─# apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these. The following ...
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How to solve "dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvlccore9_4.0.0~rc1~~git20171225+r73378+113~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack)" [duplicate]

Getting errors running sudo apt-get -f install: "Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages ...
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How to fix broken packages after AMDGPU-PRO install fail [duplicate]

I had amdgpu-pro 17.40 installed and running fine but had some issues with a specific display (Dell U3014) not working over displayport. I opened a ticket with AMD and they suggested an update to ...
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Broken apt, can't update libglvnd due to unmet dependencies (Nvidia) [duplicate]

I haven't installed any new packages recently or added any PPAs, just ran apt update. After running 'apt upgrade' Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state ...
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Attempting to remove a package complains about unmet dependencies [duplicate]

On Ubuntu 18.04, I am having some problems with my installation of CUDA, so I would like to uninstall CUDA and start from scratch. So, I tried the following: sudo apt remove cuda But this then ...
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dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) nodejs [duplicate]

I have tried every solution I can find on the net from many different sites. I start out with: sudo apt upgrade and then: sudo apt upgrade, but as you can see I wind up with unmet dependencies michael@...
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dpkg error trying to install mongodb [duplicate]

Not very familiar with these dpkg errors, I guess it could be that I have broken apt sources? Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting ...
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subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) [duplicate]

I'm trying to install the package: libhdf5-serial-dev using the following terminal command: sudo apt-get install libhdf5-serial-dev This gives me the following output: Reading package lists... Done ...
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trying to overwrite 'file', which is also in package '*', how to solve? [duplicate]

I'm not able to update anything. I'm on 13.10. When I try to install updates I get this: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/librhythmbox-core7_3.0.1-0~13.10~ppa1_amd64.deb (--unpack): ...
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apt-get upgrade fails: "guvcview : Depends: libguvcview-2.0-0 but it is not installed" [duplicate]

EDIT: My question is a duplicate but my answer here is a bit different than the answer in the linked duplicate above. I cannot install, remove, or upgrade anything using APT because of this error: $ ...
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Software Update problem libplacebo18 on ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]

This has been since the last update message I can't install any other programs because of this error, please help. If you are using third party repositories then disable them, since they are a ...
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Unable to fix unmet dependencies with apt --fix-broken install [duplicate]

I recently installed mongodb on my ubuntu 18.04. After that when i try installing any package using apt, I get this error. $sudo apt-get install shutter Reading package lists... Done Building ...
Ash Klempton's user avatar
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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pip._vendor.distro' [duplicate]

I have been trying to figure out what is causing this error, but every solution I've tried from totally uninstalling python and pip to rm-ing some folder doesn't work: System Info: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS ...
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Can't install fglrx-core - help [duplicate]

So after googling around and finding out wine doesn't work with the AMD drivers, I uninstalled it and the libopen dependencies for both AMD64 and i386 as they were conflicting with the installation of ...
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APT vs. dpkg - Removing packages with a dependency problem (telepathy) [duplicate]

I wanted to try an application (Kamoso) but its installation failed, and now a system tray icon tells me: An error occurred ... run Package Manager or apt-get to see what is wrong. Error: ...
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Dependency issue [duplicate]

I am receiving some errors whenever I try to apt-get install, it tells me it cannot do so because certain packages are "not going to be installed." I can neither install those packages, ...
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Cant install python 3.6.3 on ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

I had my python working just fine on ubuntu...until today when i accepted the ubuntu package update. Since then my python 3.6 has been broken and I cant install it again. I have tried uninstalling it, ...
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E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root? (trying to update ubuntu) [duplicate]

root@chels-5f46dc6b67-7tct5:/data/home/AlphaPose# sudo apt install update-manager-core Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to ...
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Problem with libmariadb-dev, libmysqlclient-dev and libgdal-dev [duplicate]

I'm trying to install libgdal-dev (for an R package I really need) using: sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev But then I get the error message: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libgdal-...
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Broken cuda packages [duplicate]

I just really want to delete all of cuda and cudnn packages, but I cant use the apt-get at all because it always come with this mistake. Ive tried to much different things. Ive even located the broken ...
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Package dependency tree broken : unmet dependencies [duplicate]

I have just broken my dependency tree after doing : sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Now when I try installing anything, I get the following error Reading package lists... Done Building ...
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"trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libEGL.so.1.0.0', which is also in package rockchip-mali-midgard14 1.6-1" [duplicate]

I am trying to install Git in Ubuntu 18.04 but it fails with errors. Here is the command that I am using: sudo apt install git Here is the error that is shown: Reading package lists... Done ...
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Problem with upgrading packages Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]

I am getting an error for upgrading Ubuntu packages, it suggested running apt --fix-broken install but doing that didn't do it. I searched and the only answer I found was removing the packages which I ...
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Broken packages and can't run -f install [duplicate]

After I installed codeblocks it started giving me error I'm getting loads of errors. I'm new to Ubuntu( from windows) sudo dpkg --configure -a dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ...
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the package linux-firmware does not install...see below.please help [duplicate]

sudo apt-get -f install linux-firmware Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no ...
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Unmet dependency error while installing MongoDB on Ubuntu 19.04! Although it shows mongo shell but doesn't work. Reinstalling isn't working! [duplicate]

I am trying to install MongoDB on Ubuntu 19.04 from the official website. But facing errors I am following the exact same procedure as written on the official docs, although I am well aware of the ...
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Can't apt-get update, and unmet dependencies libjpeg8, and System error with ubuntu desktop [duplicate]

I cant install anything on ubuntu and I have system error on top line (this red circle with white line) and when i want to fix this using update I get: Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop' It was ...
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Katoolin error on Ubuntu 14.0.4 [duplicate]

I already install Katoolin Package on my Ubuntu like below: But the problem is when I want to use & install some package of it (ex. wifi Package) the error happens like this: You might want to ...
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trying to overwrite foo, which is also in package bar dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) [duplicate]

Ubuntu 22.04 Today when I issue sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' ...
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unmet dependencies and broken count>0 problem [duplicate]

I tried installing fbreader, following all the steps, but ended up with unmet dependencies, i also think a file is referenced in two locations at once and hence killing it.. any ideas how I can fix ...
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Apt unmet dependencies account-plugin-facebook and google [duplicate]

I'm running Kubuntu 16.04 and I decided to try mate (I guess I must have installed the default ackage but I'm not sure). It was running fine until today when I installed ubuntu-mate-desktop . The ...
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Error processing archive while trying to upgrade [duplicate]

The following error occurred while running the command sudo apt upgrade: dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/wireless-regdb_2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_all.deb (--unpack): trying ...
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Can't install clamav dependencies? [duplicate]

Turns out I can't install anything using aptitude and I also seem to be missing a few dependencies. When I try to install a program: mom@mom-Inspiron-1720:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-...
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Cannot install Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu 12.04.1 [duplicate]

I have been trying to install Acrobat Reader on my Ubuntu 12.04.1. In the be;ggining, I tried to install it from the software-center, but it crashes with the report: (Reading database ... 189311 ...
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Tried to install mono. Now apt is broken [duplicate]

I tried to install mono for Ubuntu 20.04. I used these commands. sudo apt install gnupg ca-certificates sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys ...
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How do I install Insight Debugger on ubuntu 15.10 64 bit [duplicate]

I was trying to install insight debugger in ubuntu 15.10 64 bit. Here's what I did: First I opened /etc/apt/sources.list in gedit sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list then I add these two line at the ...
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Error while installing VLC in Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]

Am getting below error when trying to install VLC: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libvlc5 : Depends: libvlccore9 (>= 3....
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Installed packages have unmet dependencies [duplicate]

When i tried to install lxc-docker-0.7.6 on ubuntu 13.04, i get the following errors: The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: libsdl-ttf2.0-0 Use 'apt-get ...
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Stuck in broken packages cycle (related to Libreoffice / Openoffice) [duplicate]

I have some broken packages after messing up Libreoffice uninstall (I installed Apache Openoffice, but it seems that I didn't fully remove LO first). Below are some of the responses I get to various ...
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Depends: nginx-common (= 1.10.1-3+xenial2) but 1.10.1-0+xenial0 is to be installed [duplicate]

I am trying to install/update things ( php7.0-soap for example) but this message keep appearing. The following packages have unmet dependencies: libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam : Depends: nginx-...
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Installing nvidia-418 [duplicate]

I'm trying to install cuda toolkit 9.1. Descending into the dependencies one of them is nvidia-418. Upon running sudo apt-get install nvidia-418 I receive the following error. The following NEW ...
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trying to overwrite ... which is also in package [duplicate]

I'm trying to do apt-get install -f -o APT::Immediate-Configure=0 (just apt-get install -f doesn't work currently for me...) which fails with Unpacking libboost1.46-dev (from .../libboost1.46-dev_1....
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How to solve this issue when installing melt 7 [duplicate]

How to solve this issue when installing melt 7 Unpacking libmlt7-data (7.10.0-1~ubuntu22.10.1) over (7.8.0-1~ubuntu22.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libmlt7-data_7.10....
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1 vote
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Cannot update nor remove mariadb [duplicate]

I made a mistake. I had to update mariadb from 10.0 to 10.2 So did: $ sudo apt-get install mariadb-server Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... ...
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trying to overwrite 'file' which is also in package 'name' [duplicate]

After I added this ppa ppa:thopiekar/darling and tried to install darling without success, I can't fix anything with the sudo apt-get install -f install command jeggy@jeggy-XPS:~$ sudo apt-get -f ...
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Unable to install software--Getting error code 1 [duplicate]

I am unable to install any new software, and any apt-get command returns error code 1. In the Ubuntu Software Center, I get the error "New software can't be installed, because there is a problem with ...
Republican31's user avatar
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1 answer
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Ubuntu 22.04 after installing python3.11 upgrade fails [duplicate]

After I installed python3.11 and 3.11-venv (already have 3.10), whenver I try to apt upgrade, I get this message (translated) python3-dev: Depends: python3 (= 3.10.6-1~22.04) aber 3.10.6-1~22.04 is ...
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