First, you need to find these files which are located in the /var/lib/dpkg/info directory as shown. Lastly, you can manually remove all the associated with the troublesome package. Solution 4: Remove all the Files Associated with the Package Then invoke the commands below to remove all the old, unused, and unnecessary packages which also frees up space on your hard drive. $ sudo apt remove -purge google-chrome-stable $ sudo apt remove -purge package_nameįor example, in my case, purging the Google chrome package fixed the issue. If the first two solutions did not fix the problem, you can remove or purge the problematic software package as shown. Solution 3: Purge the Bad or Corrupted Software Package The -f option & -fix-broken can be interchangeably used to fix broken dependencies resulting from an interrupted package or cached package download. When such happens, you can force install the package using the -f option as shown. Sometimes, errors can occur during the installation of software packages. Solution 2: Force Install the Troublesome Package This reconfigures the unpacked packages that were not installed during the installation process.
