Having issues with 'apt' [apt --fix-broken install]

surenet

7/4/23, 2:00 PM

Over the past couple of days, I have been trying to install Fail2Ban on my Ubuntu server. I am continuously having problems installing. I have tried so many routes to fix this, but with no success. Each time I try to install the program, I get an error / suggestion that I need to fix the broken install. When I follow the instructions to fix it, I get an error. The code below is what I am getting.

root@ubuntu-s-2vcpu-2gb-nyc1-01:~# sudo apt install fail2ban
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libc6-dev : Depends: libc-dev-bin (= 2.31-0ubuntu9.7) but 2.31-0ubuntu9.2 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
root@ubuntu-s-2vcpu-2gb-nyc1-01:~# apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  python3-acme python3-certbot python3-configargparse python3-future python3-icu python3-josepy python3-mock
  python3-parsedatetime python3-pbr python3-pyparsing python3-requests-toolbelt python3-rfc3339 python3-tz
  python3-zope.component python3-zope.event python3-zope.hookable
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libc-dev-bin
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libc-dev-bin
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 49 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/71.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
(Reading database ... 135346 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libc-dev-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc-dev-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.7) over (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libc-dev-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create '/usr/bin/gencat.dpkg-new' (while processing './usr/bin/gencat'): Operation not permitted
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libc-dev-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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guiverc

7/4/23, 9:55 PM

Lubuntu is a desktop release; but you mention *server* in your question? Why the Lubuntu desktop tag if it's a server?

guiverc

7/4/23, 9:57 PM

Check your sources; two repositories provide `libc-dev-bin | 2.31-0ubuntu9.7 | focal-updates | amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x` (-updates & -security).. ie. read the output of `sudo apt update` & look for warnings, missing lines etc.

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The Cool Man

7/4/23, 5:11 PM

This issue has happened to me multiple time. These are the things that fix it most of the time :

First and foremost, sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade; sudo apt autoremove
Disable your antivirus, if you have one (Yes, I use an antivirus on Ubuntu)
Tedious, but installing all the dependencies manually from pkgs.org

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surenet

7/4/23, 8:05 PM

Thank you for the response. I have done the your suggestion and I get this result... *The following packages have unmet dependencies: libc6-dev : Depends: libc-dev-bin (= 2.31-0ubuntu9.7) but 2.31-0ubuntu9.2 is installed*

The Cool Man

7/5/23, 8:44 PM

Install the right version of the dependency : `sudo apt install libc-dev-bin=2.31-0ubuntu9.7` If that doesn't work, try installing a DEB from [pkgs.org](https://www.pkgs.org), aka: https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/20.04/ubuntu-updates-main-amd64/libc-dev-bin_2.31-0ubuntu9.7_amd64.deb.html asumming you're on PC/Laptop

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