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Can someone please help me. I Have not been able to complete an update since i clean installed Lynx: Perhaps you'l understand my situation better than me by looking at these messages:
"Not all updates can be installed
Attempt a partial ingrade?"
When i attempted a partial upgrade, It will hang all day at:
Setting up libgdatal.4-cil (1.4.0.2-3) ...
* Installing 14 assemblies from libgdatal. 4-cil into Mono
Another mssge i get is...
Software index is broken
It is impossible to install or remove any software. Please use the package manager "Synaptic" or run "sudo apt-get install -f" in a terminal to fix this issue at first.
nnjond@nnjond-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for nnjond:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
nnjond@nnjond-desktop:~$
nnjond@nnjond-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libgdata1.4-cil (1.4.0.2-3) ...
* Installing 14 assemblies from libgdata1.4-cil into Mono
IT hangs here all day!!! -And i cant open Synaptic,
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