To remove a broken package, open a terminal window and enter following command: $ sudo dpkg --remove package-name <enter> where package-name is the broken package to be removed.
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Error installing virtualbox downloaded from the virtualbox site
Downloaded virtual box .deb file for Ubuntu installation. Received error about unsandboxed installation. The solution to the error is to provide the _apt user the rights to write into the folder as shown below: $ sudo chown -Rv _apt:root /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ <enter> $ sudo chmod -Rv 700 /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ <enter>
How to remove KDE from Ubuntu after installation of RSI Break
Basically, I did a mistake. I do not want to fill up my hard drive with multiple desktops. Neither do I want to have the KDE desktop libraries on my computer. However, unfortunately when I installed rsibreak on the desktop, it downloaded almost 100 mb of software... KDE. To uninstall KDE after you have installed … Continue reading How to remove KDE from Ubuntu after installation of RSI Break
