Stuck at `sudo apt upgrade`, and can't get over `E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).`

Grateful

1/17/24, 6:34 AM

I use Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. However, after trying to sudo apt install ukui-desktop-environment the installation was not successful. Sadly, doing sudo apt upgrade doesn't work either. I get the following message.

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 packages have unmet dependencies:
 ukui-control-center : Depends: kylin-nm (>= 3.1.1-2021+1029.1) but it is not installed
                       Depends: ukui-media (>= 3.0.0-64) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I tried many other options including the following various ones, individually.

sudo apt install -f
sudo apt remove --purge ukui-desktop-environment
sudo dpkg --configure --force-overwrite -a
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

Nothing works. I am pretty much stuck with:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 ukui-control-center : Depends: kylin-nm (>= 3.1.1-2021+1029.1) but it is not installed
                       Depends: ukui-media (>= 3.0.0-64) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Honestly, at this point, I no longer want the new package. I just want to be able to go back to how things were. How can I undo everything and just get back my original ubuntu?

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darth_epoxy

1/17/24, 11:23 AM

Hi there @grateful, please try the FIRST answer on this page and let us know how you go https://askubuntu.com/questions/124017/how-do-i-restore-the-default-repositories

Grateful

1/17/24, 12:03 PM

@Nmath `apt --fix-broken install` was one of the first things I tried... But it didn't work.

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Grateful

1/17/24, 12:08 PM

I managed to solve the issue.

I deleted the ppas from the Software & Updates > Other Software app.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Followed by removing any remnants individually.
Ending it all by sudo apt autoremove.

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