i cant update or install any thing!!! pls HELP

[Weston Heisey]

HELP!!!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.22 [origin: unknown]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-38.42~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Nov 4 15:36:36 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2017-11-04T14:46:35.443094

[dino99 (9d9)]

Just glance at VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.txt file, it says it all:
 you have held broken packages

That is what happen when you mix genuine packages with third-arty-packages: you get conflicts
So downgrade these packages first, via synaptic, then deactivate the ppa(s) and update again.

[Weston Heisey (westonsheisey)]

Thanks
I did what you said and it works fine now

On Nov 5, 2017 12:01 AM, "dino99" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Just glance at VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.txt file, it says it all:
> you have held broken packages
>
> That is what happen when you mix genuine packages with
> third-arty-packages: you get conflicts
> So downgrade these packages first, via synaptic, then deactivate the
> ppa(s) and update again.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1730112
>
> Title:
> i cant update or install any thing!!! pls HELP
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> HELP!!!
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.22 [origin: unknown]
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-38.42~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
> Uname: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
> Architecture: amd64
> CrashDB: ubuntu
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Sat Nov 4 15:36:36 2017
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-04 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20170801)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
> mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades:
> 2017-11-04T14:46:35.443094
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-
> upgrader/+bug/1730112/+subscriptions
>