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Asked: 2020-04-09 11:44:29 +0800 CST

cannot upgrade or fix broken install

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On Ubuntu 18.04
Upgrade gives

The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-headers-5.3.0-45-generic : Depends: linux-headers-5.3.0-45 but it is not installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

--fix broken install gives EOF error

upgrade dependencies linux-headers

1 Answers

  1. Ok, I had tried to post this earlier, but it did not post and I fixed the problem before it posted. I figured I would still post it and how it was fixed.

    Apparently, some files in the apt cache folder were damaged. So I followed theses steps:

    Clear the apt cache

    sudo apt-get clean

    Update the list of available software packages

    sudo apt-get update

    Try to finish all pending installations

    sudo apt-get -f install

sudo dpkg --configure -a

    Try the upgrade again

    sudo apt-get upgrade

    Note: I would proceed with the next step only if the previous step had succeeded.

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