On 05/10/2015 03:26 PM, David Rysdam wrote: > Bruce Labitt <bruce.lab...@myfairpoint.net> writes: >> Any suggestions? apt-get -f install returns the error message. apt-get >> remove returns the same error. Looking for a few ideas. I'll try to use >> some of them tonight to attempt a fix. Got to visit Mom now... > I'm always a "nuke it from orbit" person with these things. /home is a > separate partition and I have (at least) two others, for alternately > installing fresh on, back and forth. I *never* "upgrade". > > If /home is separate, I'd just nuke / and start over. If /home isn't > separate, back it up, repartition and start over. > While I no longer use Ubuntu, I do install it at installfests. Usually, I upgrade for a few releases then I do a clean install. In your case, I agree with Bruce. An upgrade does not always clean things up entirely regardless of the system. I would also back up your /home whether it is a separate partition or not just to prevent a mistake. Then you can select the whole disk to install.
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