Ubuntu 18.04 failed upgrade from 16.04 LTS

Question

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I ran do-release-upgrade -d but
the upgrade failed with an error message saying packages have unmet dependencies.

sudo apt-get -f install also failed to fix the errors.

Here is the full error message:

Correcting dependencies... failed.



The following packages have unmet dependencies:



 checkbox-converged : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable

 gnome-calendar : Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.21.2) but 3.18.1-1ubuntu1 is installed



 gnome-session : Depends: gnome-shell (>= 3.25.91-0ubuntu4~) but it is not installed



                 Depends: gnome-session-bin (>= 3.28.1-0ubuntu2) but 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2 is installed



                 Depends: gnome-session-common (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu2) but 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2 is installed



                 Depends: xwayland but it is not installed



                 Recommends: fonts-cantarell but it is not installed



                 Recommends: adwaita-icon-theme-full



                 Recommends: gnome-themes-extra but it is not installed

 gnome-settings-daemon : Depends: libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.17.92) but it is not installed

                         Depends: gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.20) but 3.18.1-1ubuntu1 is installed



 libc-dev-bin : Depends: libc6 (< 2.24) but 2.27-3ubuntu1 is installed



 libc6-dbg : Depends: libc6 (= 2.23-0ubuntu10) but 2.27-3ubuntu1 is installed



 libc6-dev : Depends: libc6 (= 2.23-0ubuntu10) but 2.27-3ubuntu1 is installed



 libqt5quick5 : Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                Depends: libqt5gui5 (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                Depends: libqt5qml5 (>= 5.9.5) but 5.5.1-2ubuntu6 is installed



                Depends: qtbase-abi-5-9-5



                Depends: qtdeclarative-abi-5-9-5



 libunity-webapps0 : Depends: unity-webapps-service but it is not installable

 libwayland-egl1-mesa : Depends: libegl1 but it is not installed



 qml-module-qtquick-controls : Depends: libqt5qml5 (>= 5.9.5) but 5.5.1-2ubuntu6 is installed



                               Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                               Depends: libqt5gui5 (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                               Depends: qtbase-abi-5-9-5



                               Depends: qtdeclarative-abi-5-9-5



 qml-module-qtquick-dialogs : Depends: libqt5qml5 (>= 5.9.5) but 5.5.1-2ubuntu6 is installed



                              Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                              Depends: libqt5gui5 (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                              Depends: qtbase-abi-5-9-5



                              Depends: qtdeclarative-abi-5-9-5



 qml-module-qtquick-window2 : Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                              Depends: qtdeclarative-abi-5-9-5



 qml-module-qtwebkit : Depends: libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta) but 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.5 is installed



                       Depends: qtdeclarative-abi-5-9-5

 qml-module-ubuntu-test : Depends: qml-module-ubuntu-components but it is not installable



                          Depends: libubuntugestures5 but it is not installable



 qml-module-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin (>= 1.3) but it is not installable or



                                                qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles (>= 1.3) but it is not installable



 qml-module-ubuntu-web : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin (>= 1.3) but it is not installable or



                                  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles (>= 1.3) but it is not installable



 unity-control-center : Depends: libgnome-desktop-3-17 (>= 3.27.90) but it is not installed



                        Recommends: system-config-printer but it is not installed



                        Recommends: gnome-control-center-faces but it is not installed



 unity-webapps-qml : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable or



                              qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles but it is not installable



E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.



E: Unable to correct dependencies

In addition, the GUI got somewhat strange.

What has happened?

@ubashu: sudo apt-get install -f gives almost the same output ! — May 15 '18 at 6:18
What happens when you run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade? — May 15 '18 at 6:24
The same thing. It does not launch the update but shows me dependencies error! — May 15 '18 at 6:26

score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-26 21:44:12Z

3

This worked for me:

Open a terminal with:
CTRLALTF1
(enter your user and password)
then

sudo apt install aptitude

next step

sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop gdm3

you will be offered options how to fix the incompatibilities, hit a few times N and ENTER until you are suggested with some removal of old packages and installing of updated one.

then give Y and ENTER to a solution that removes old incompatible packages and installs the new ones.

last

sudo reboot

The above worked for me.

edited Jul 26 '18 at 21:44

answered Jul 26 '18 at 21:38

Eduard Florinescu

2,27783042

Why not a straight forward sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop gdm3?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix

Jul 27 '18 at 0:41

@WinEunuuchs2Unix apt will not work it says it needs dependencies but will not install them, like this Depends: x but it is not going to be installed

– Eduard Florinescu

Jul 27 '18 at 6:51

1

The dependency issues are interesting.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix

Jul 27 '18 at 10:57

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HolyCowHolyCow 212 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-14 22:17:56Z

2

Open a terminal using CTRL-ALT-T and type:

update-manager -cd

From here, try to update. If there is an error with an option that says partial upgrade, click it. This will restore the GUI. Reboot, and run the command again. There should be no error, and you can proceed with the upgrade via the GUI.

answered May 14 '18 at 22:17

HolyCow

212

1

the update manager does not launch anymore, stuck at the starting.

– Oualid

May 15 '18 at 6:21

add a comment |

fosslinuxfosslinux 2,39521837 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-15 06:35:55Z

1

You seem to have got a number of broken packages, as per the error message E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.. To resolve, look at the file /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log. Locate the packages that are broken and remove them with sudo apt-get remove broken-package. If there are dependency errors, then try to reinstall the package: sudo apt-get install --reinstall broken-package.

Now try fixing dependency errors:

sudo apt-get -f install

Reboot and try upgrading again.

answered May 15 '18 at 6:35

fosslinux

2,39521837

it does not work ! file /var/log/dist-ypgrade/apt.log does not even exist! I get the same error message

– Oualid

May 16 '18 at 6:08

Not /var/log/dist-ypgrade/apt.log, /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log. Does that exist?

– fosslinux

May 16 '18 at 6:46

it's a typo. No, it doesn't exist !

– Oualid

May 16 '18 at 18:11

add a comment |

BurnerBurner 101 · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-18 10:53:55Z

0

Same problem here. How do you solve the brocken apt? I cannot install anything. And the gui don't st

answered 25 mins ago

Burner

101

New contributor

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-26 21:44:12Z

3

This worked for me:

Open a terminal with:
CTRLALTF1
(enter your user and password)
then

sudo apt install aptitude

next step

sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop gdm3

you will be offered options how to fix the incompatibilities, hit a few times N and ENTER until you are suggested with some removal of old packages and installing of updated one.

then give Y and ENTER to a solution that removes old incompatible packages and installs the new ones.

last

sudo reboot

The above worked for me.

edited Jul 26 '18 at 21:44

answered Jul 26 '18 at 21:38

Eduard Florinescu

2,27783042

Why not a straight forward sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop gdm3?

– WinEunuuchs2Unix

Jul 27 '18 at 0:41

@WinEunuuchs2Unix apt will not work it says it needs dependencies but will not install them, like this Depends: x but it is not going to be installed

– Eduard Florinescu

Jul 27 '18 at 6:51

1

The dependency issues are interesting.

– WinEunuuchs2Unix

Jul 27 '18 at 10:57

add a comment |

HolyCowHolyCow 212 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-14 22:17:56Z

2

Open a terminal using CTRL-ALT-T and type:

update-manager -cd

From here, try to update. If there is an error with an option that says partial upgrade, click it. This will restore the GUI. Reboot, and run the command again. There should be no error, and you can proceed with the upgrade via the GUI.

answered May 14 '18 at 22:17

HolyCow

212

1

the update manager does not launch anymore, stuck at the starting.

– Oualid

May 15 '18 at 6:21

add a comment |

fosslinuxfosslinux 2,39521837 · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-15 06:35:55Z

1

You seem to have got a number of broken packages, as per the error message E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.. To resolve, look at the file /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log. Locate the packages that are broken and remove them with sudo apt-get remove broken-package. If there are dependency errors, then try to reinstall the package: sudo apt-get install --reinstall broken-package.

Now try fixing dependency errors:

sudo apt-get -f install

Reboot and try upgrading again.

answered May 15 '18 at 6:35

fosslinux

2,39521837

it does not work ! file /var/log/dist-ypgrade/apt.log does not even exist! I get the same error message

– Oualid

May 16 '18 at 6:08

Not /var/log/dist-ypgrade/apt.log, /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log. Does that exist?

– fosslinux

May 16 '18 at 6:46

it's a typo. No, it doesn't exist !

– Oualid

May 16 '18 at 18:11

add a comment |

BurnerBurner 101 · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-18 10:53:55Z

0

Same problem here. How do you solve the brocken apt? I cannot install anything. And the gui don't st

answered 25 mins ago

Burner

101

New contributor

add a comment |

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