Nasty problem with ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, etc dependency

That isn’t the command I suggested, I suggested this one which will (should) solve any dependency problems:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -f

This one does what it says on the packet, it installs any missing packages regardless of type!.

See also:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

What do you mean “packet”? I had a look at the manual and it’s very confusing, it says this is the same as sudo apt-get −−ignore−missing install , e.g. it doesn’t download any missing packages, it ignores them instead

Hi @Staynluss,

where did you read that?.

As far as I am aware, the command sudo apt-get --fix-missing install will download any missing packages which may be missing from your system, this would normally relate to missing dependencies!.

@wolfman I read it in man apt-get

Hi,

it will only hold back a package it cannot find otherwise it will download it!:

If a package is selected for installation (particularly if it is mentioned on the command line) and it could not be downloaded then it will be silently held back. Configuration Item: APT::Get::Fix-Missing.