How to Fix Broken Packages on Linux (www.howtogeek.com)
from petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to linux@lemmy.ml on 05 May 2024 16:04
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/15260312

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mactan@lemmy.ml on 06 May 2024 05:31 next collapse

oof not sure about that, partial upgrade can be a doozy

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca on 06 May 2024 07:39 collapse

Sorry. 31-year Linux user, here.

‘Broken’ packages? Never seen it. I can’t even understand what you may be describing.

I strongly suspect this is one of those “stop hitting yourself” moments, but with some explanation I’d like to temper that conclusion. I admit I’m playing the odds: if the package system is messed up, likely you did a “hold my beer” stunt.

olutukko@lemmy.world on 06 May 2024 07:59 next collapse

it is quite literally a link to howtogeek article about how to fix broken packages.

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 06 May 2024 09:10 collapse

Yes, but if it’s a broken package it’s usually something wrong in the packaging done by the distribution or the user did something they shouldn’t be doing. I have never seen a package break without me doing something to break it.

PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 May 2024 16:20 collapse

Standard updates on RHEL can sometimes break yum / dnf due to updating python.

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 07 May 2024 06:10 collapse

Again, that’s a packaging issue, as the maintainer did not rebuild yum/dnf for against the new python. Aside from rebuilding those packages manually, the user can’t fix that either.

[deleted] on 07 May 2024 10:07 collapse

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Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl on 06 May 2024 12:07 collapse

You never tried installing Wine?