Ubuntu Cannot Solve Package Dependencies Issue With Apt-get Install -f Command

Repairing Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Packages Dependencies Issues

You are Welcome, this Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Troubleshooting a Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS i386/amd64 System with Broken Packages and Dependencies Issues.

The Reparation Workflow is Working also in Case of an Ubuntu “apt-get -f install” Unsolvable Dependencies Issues!

This also the Ultimate Procedure to Follow for Successfully Recovering your Ubuntu system from a severe Issue.

1. On a Shell session
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   Hit Tab to Auto-Complete the Shell Commands…

2. Login as SuperUser
   Just to Make Shorter the Commands..

   sudo su

   In this Case, Triple Check the Commands Before Execution!
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

3. Collect a List of the Packages with Missing Dependencies.

   apt-get -f install

   Find inside the Output and Take Note of All the Packages that are Misbehaving.

4. Make a Copy of the Packages status File
   Just in case you’ll be forced to Restore them…

   cp /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status.bak

5. Edit the dpkg “status” File.

   gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status

   Or:

   nano /var/lib/dpkg/status

   Remove All Blocks Beginning with Package: [myPackageName] and Ended with a Blank Line
   Example:

   Package: libakonadi-kde4
   Status: install ok installed
   Priority: optional
   Section: libs
   Installed-Size: 3047
   Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers 
   Architecture: amd64
   Source: kdepimlibs
   Version: 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1
   Replaces: kdepimlibs-data, kdepimlibs5 (< 4:4.4.0)
   Depends: libakonadiprotocolinternals1 (>= 1.11.80), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.13.3), libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.13.3), libkio5 (>= 4:4.13.3), libqjson0 (>= 0.7.1), libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.6.1), libqt4-network (>= 4:4.5.3), libqt4-sql (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0), libsolid4 (>= 4:4.13.3), libstdc++6 (>= 4.6)
   Breaks: kdepimlibs-data, kdepimlibs5 (< 4:4.4.0)
   Description: library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
   This is the client access library for using the Akonadi PIM data server.
   .
   This package is part of the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries module.
   Homepage: http://pim.kde.org/
   Original-Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers 
   
   

   Save the File.

6. Try Again to Repairing System.

   apt-get -f install

   If Still New Broken Packages are Showing Up then Repeat the Former Step.
   With a More or Less large dose of Patience your Ubuntu Should be Successfully and Happily Recovered :)

7. Only in Case of No Solution then Recover the old “status” File!.

   cp /var/lib/dpkg/status.bak /var/lib/dpkg/status

8. Last to Exit the SuperUser Session:

   exit