Remove broken packages in Ubuntu
Remove broken packages in Ubuntu
In order to remove broken packages in Ubuntu, please execute the below steps,
Step 1 : To update your package list.
sudo apt-get update
Then to clean up any partial packages, execute,
sudo apt-get autoclean
To clean up the apt cache, please execute,
sudo apt-get clean
To clean up any unneeded dependencies, please execute,
sudo apt-get autoremove
Finally to identify the broken package and to forcefully remove it, please execute the below command,
sudo dpkg –remove -force –force-remove-reinstreq package name
In case you are facing any issues, please try,
sudo dpkg –remove –force-remove-reinstreq package name
Also, remove any dependent packages, if any.
Alternatively, you may try the below as well,
sudo apt-get update -fix-missing
then execute,
sudo dpkg -configure -a
Once done, please exsecute,
sudo apt-get install -f