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Grub related error from software updater "Package dependencies cannot be resolved"

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Software updates usually are problem free but I'm getting this one. My older desktop runs Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time.
Transaction failed: Package dependencies cannot be resolved
 The following packages have unmet dependencies:

grub-efi-amd64-signed: Depends: grub2-common (>= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.31) but 2.04-1ubuntu26.12 is to be installed

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don@Fairview:~$ sudo apt install -f
[sudo] password for don: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  adobe-flash-properties-gtk distro-info dvdrip-utils fonts-unfonts-core g++-7
  gir1.2-gdata-0.0 gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 gnome-software-common
  libanyevent-perl libargon2-0 libasn1-8-heimdal:i386 libasync-interrupt-perl
  libboost-date-time1.65.1 libboost-filesystem1.65.1 libboost-iostreams1.65.1
  libboost-random1.65.1 libboost-regex1.65.1 libboost-system1.65.1
  libcbor-xs-perl libclass-accessor-perl libcomerr2:i386 libdns-export1100
  libdouble-conversion1 libevent-2.1-6 libevent-core-2.1-6
  libevent-execflow-perl libevent-perl libevent-rpc-perl libexiv2-14
  libffi6:i386 libfluidsynth1 libgfortran4 libgmime-3.0-0 libgpm2:i386
  libgspell-1-1 libgssglue1 libgtk2-ex-formfactory-perl libgtkmm-2.4-1v5
  libguard-perl libgweather-3-15 libhunspell-1.6-0 libicu60:i386 libidl-2-0
  libilmbase12 libindicator7 libintl-perl libintl-xs-perl libisc-export169
  libisl19 libiso9660-11 libjson-c3 libktoblzcheck1v5 liblcms2-2:i386
  liblinear3 libllvm10 libllvm10:i386 libllvm7 libllvm9 liblouis14
  libmicrodns0 libminiupnpc10 libmysofa0 libnfs11 libnss-myhostname
  libopenobex2 liborcus-0.13-0 libparse-debianchangelog-perl libplymouth4
  libprocps6 libprotobuf-lite10 libprotobuf10 libpsl5:i386
  libpython3.6-minimal libqpdf21 libquicktime2 libraw16 libreadline7
  libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-style-galaxy
  libroken18-heimdal:i386 libsane1 libsignon-glib1 libstdc++-7-dev libtidy5
  libva-glx2 libvcdinfo0 libvpx5 libwayland-egl1-mesa libwind0-heimdal:i386
  libwinpr-crt0.1 libwinpr-environment0.1 libwinpr-file0.1 libwinpr-handle0.1
  libwinpr-interlocked0.1 libwinpr-sysinfo0.1 libwxgtk3.0-0v5 libx264-152
  libx265-146 libxine2 libxine2-bin libxine2-doc libxine2-ffmpeg
  libxine2-misc-plugins libxine2-plugins libxine2-x lsdvd nplan ogmtools
  phonon-backend-gstreamer-common plainbox-secure-policy python-attr
  python-automat python-backports.functools-lru-cache python-blinker
  python-concurrent.futures python-constantly python-dnspython
  python-fasteners python-faulthandler python-hyperlink python-monotonic
  python-musicbrainzngs python-pil python-pyasn1 python-sip python-talloc
  python-webencodings python3-bs4 python3-jinja2 python3-lxml python3-oauth
  python3-padme python3-piston-mini-client python3-soupsieve
  python3-webencodings python3-xlsxwriter python3.6-minimal qpdf qtcore4-l10n
  seahorse-daemon twolame ubuntu-web-launchers unity-scope-calculator
  unity-scope-chromiumbookmarks unity-scope-colourlovers unity-scope-devhelp
  unity-scope-firefoxbookmarks unity-scope-manpages unity-scope-openclipart
  unity-scope-tomboy unity-scope-virtualbox unity-scope-yelp
  unity-scope-zotero unity-scopes-runner xine-ui
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 66 not upgraded.
don@Fairview:~$ 

don@Fairview:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 h#ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 h#ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease              
Hit:3 h#ttp://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease               
Hit:4 h#ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease            
Ign:5 h#ttp://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric InRelease                    
Get:6 h#ttp://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease [1,811 B]
Hit:7 h#ttp://archive.canonical.com focal InRelease
Hit:8 h#ttp://archive.canonical.com bionic InRelease
Err:9 h#ttp://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.150 80]
E: Repository 'http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease' changed its 'Origin' value from 'Google, Inc.' to 'Google LLC'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
Do you want to accept these changes and continue updating from this repository? [y/N] y
Get:10 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,098 B]                                                          
Reading package lists... Done                                                                                                              
E: The repository 'http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
don@Fairview:~$ 
blnks avatar
mw flag
Have you tried `sudo apt install -f` in terminal?
user535733 avatar
cn flag
Open a terminal. Run `sudo apt update`. Copy the complete output and paste it into your question above.
user89064 avatar
gb flag
Terminal outputs added to question. # inserted in links to allow posting more than so many links cause I don't have cred.
N0rbert avatar
zw flag
Does this answer your question? [How do I restore the default repositories?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/124017/how-do-i-restore-the-default-repositories) . Remove *oneiric*, remove Google and readd it.
user89064 avatar
gb flag
I got lucky without doing anything other than running the software update today. Perhaps a problem existed that affected users similar to myself and a fix performed. I successfully ran the software update today. Thanks for the suggestions.
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