Fixes Ubuntu broken packages. Accepts an argument to what action to apply to broken packages. you can use upgrade and install commands, default action is remove.

README.md

Fix Broken

This script allows you to fix the broken ubuntu packages.

Most of the time the broken packages will be fixed by removing them.

Getting Started	Documentation	License

Getting Started

First off, download the script:

wget --no-cache https://gist.github.com/EmpireWorld/8eb920165777399cfd684d8d4227a6e2/raw/fix-broken.sh

And then try one of the following methods: (The default method is remove)

• Fix by Removing: (Recommended) (Default)

./fix-broken.sh remove

• Fix by Installing:

./fix-broken.sh install

• Fix by Updating:

./fix-broken.sh update

Or trying to use the typical script:

./fix-broken.sh

Documentation

Here is small documentation about the usage of fix-broken script:

./fix-broken.sh [install|remove|update] [apt|apt-get]

License

MIT @ Hasan Bayat

Made with ❤️ by Hasan Bayat

fix-broken.sh

#!/bin/bash

########################
# Written by Hasan Bayat
# Fixes the broken packages by taking the required action.
# License MIT @ Hasan Bayat
########################

apt='apt'
action='remove'
if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
	action=$1
fi
if ! type "apt" > /dev/null; then
	apt='apt-get'
fi
baseCmd="sudo $apt $action -y"
while read line; do
	cmd="$baseCmd $line"
	eval $cmd
done < <(grep -oP 'Broken \K.*?(?=:)' /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log)