I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and when trying to unpack linux-headers-4.4.0-66-generic apt hangs indefinitely. I terminated the apt process, removed the stale lock files, and ran:
sudo apt-get clean
sudo dpkg --configure -a
and the result is:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-headers-generic (= 4.4.0.66.70);
however:
Version of linux-headers-generic on system is 4.4.0.64.68.
dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-generic
I then ran:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get ugrade
with the following result:
...
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-generic : Depends: linux-headers-generic (= 4.4.0.66.70) but 4.4.0.64.68 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
Running
apt-get -f install
starts the cycle over again and I can't get these issues with apt hanging and linux-generic installing properly.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
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