power went out power went out during update

ok I found this
https://administratosphere.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/rescuing-an-interrupted-ubuntu-upgrade/

and it worked but found some broken packages with the synaptic package manager fix them "I think' lol
is there anything else I need to do?

Your backups will protect your data.

You can boot to the Live CD / USB desktop and chroot to the installed OS. You can then repair the OS and even grab those last few files that are not in your latest backups.

Why are you upgrading to an obsolete version of Ubuntu. Only 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS are currently supported. 16.10 is in prerelease (it's not LTS).

 it's 16.04 from the software updater, sorry got the number wrong.

is there a command I can run in the Terminal to grab any missing files that may not be there?

Mount the file system in the Live CD desktop and you can grab stuff

What is the status of your system?
Does it boot into the graphical desktop environment?

For diagnostics, what is the output of the commands

uname -a
lsb_release -crid
sudo dpkg --audit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If these command do not show any problem, then I would be confident that the power out did not do too much harm.

OK just one more question.
does it have to be a cd/dvd of 16.04 or can I use an older version on a cd/dvd?

Does it boot into the graphical desktop environment?
?? I don't know i power up and it turns on it is a bit slower at the start up.

ok here is the read out I see some fails and it aborted when I hit Y enter :( that cant be good

uname -a
Linux hermann 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

lsb_release -crid
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
bob@hermann:~$ sudo dpkg --audit
[sudo] password for bob:
The following packages are in a mess due to serious problems during
installation. They must be reinstalled for them (and any packages
that depend on them) to function properly:
 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu X.Org X server -- AMDGPU display driver

The following packages have been unpacked but not yet configured.
They must be configured using dpkg --configure or the configure
menu option in dselect for them to work:
 xserver-xorg-video-all X.Org X server -- output driver metapackage
 xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid Transitional package for xserver-xorg-video-a

sudo apt-get update
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial Release
Hit:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [300 kB]
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [297 kB]
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Ign:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Err:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  404 Not Found
Ign:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main all Packages
Ign:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata
Ign:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons
Fetched 693 kB in 5s (125 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  account-plugin-twitter aptitude-common checkbox-ng dh-apparmor
  freespacenotifier friends friends-dispatcher friends-facebook
  friends-twitter g++-4.8 gcc-4.8-base:i386 gcc-4.9-base:i386 gdm
  gir1.2-ebook-1.2 gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 gir1.2-edataserver-1.2
  gir1.2-gtop-2.0 gir1.2-messagingmenu-1.0 gnome-themes-standard
  gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer1.0-clutter gtk2-engines gtk3-engines-unico
  heirloom-mailx iproute kde-base-artwork kde-l10n-engb kde-style-oxygen
  kde-style-oxygen-qt4 kde-wallpapers-default kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins
  kinfocenter kmenuedit ksysguard ksysguardd kubuntu-debug-installer
  libaccounts-qt1 libakonadi-kabc4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-notes4
  libakonadi-socialutils4 libatk-wrapper-java libatk-wrapper-java-jni
  libaudclient2 libaudcore1 libavformat54 libavresample1 libbaloocore4
  libbaloofiles4 libbalooxapian4 libbasicusageenvironment0 libbind9-90
  libboost-date-time1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0
  libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-thread1.54.0 libcamel-1.2-45
  libcdr-0.0-0 libcgmanager0:i386 libcmis-0.4-4 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
  libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libcrypto++9 libdns100 libdvbpsi8 libebackend-1.2-7
  libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libedata-book-1.2-20
  libedataserver-1.2-18 libegl1-mesa-lts-vivid libelfg0 libept1.4.12 libepub0
  libestools2.1 libetpan15 libexiv2-12 libfarstream-0.1-0 libfriends0
  libgbm1-lts-vivid libgconf2-4 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdata13 libgee2 libgif4
  libgif4:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid:i386
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid:i386
  libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid:i386 libgles1-mesa-lts-vivid
  libgles2-mesa-lts-vivid libglew1.10 libglewmx1.10 libgnome-bluetooth11
  libgnome-desktop-3-7 libgnutls26:i386 libgpds0 libgphoto2-port10
  libgphoto2-port10:i386 libgrip0 libgroupsock1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgtop2-7
  libhdb9-heimdal libicu52 libidl-common libimobiledevice4 libintl-perl
  libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl10 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjpeg-progs libkactivities-models1 libkalarmcal2 libkcal4 libkdc2-heimdal
  libkdecorations4abi1 libkephal4abi1 libkfbapi1 libkgapi2-2 libkimap4
  libkmbox4 libkscreensaver5 libksignalplotter4 libkwineffects1abi4
  libkwinglesutils1 libkwinglutils1abi3 liblcms1 liblivemedia23 libllvm3.6
  libllvm3.6:i386 liblouis2 liblwres90 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
  libmagickwand5 libmbim-glib0 libminiupnpc8 libmkv0 libmowgli2 libmspub-0.0-0
  libmysqlclient18 libmysqlclient18:i386 libnepomukcleaner4 libnih-dbus1:i386
  libnih1:i386 libntdb1 liborbit2 liborcus-0.6-0 libparted0debian1
  libplasmagenericshell4 libplist1 libpocketsphinx1 libpoppler-qt4-4
  libpoppler44 libpostproc52 libprocessui4a libprotobuf8 libqimageblitz4
  libqmi-glib0 libqmobipocket1 libqpdf13 libqt5qml-graphicaleffects
  libqt5sensors5 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libraw9 librhythmbox-core8
  librpmsign1 libsctp1 libsignon-qt1 libsphinxbase1 libstdc++-4.8-dev
  libswscale2 libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login0 libt1-5
  libtagc0 libtar0 libthumbnailer0 libtorrent-rasterbar7 libts-0.0-0
  libunityvoice1 libupower-glib1 libusageenvironment1 libusbmuxd2
  libvisio-0.0-0 libvpx1:i386 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common
  libwpd-0.9-9 libwpg-0.2-2 libwps-0.2-2 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk-media2.8-0
  libwxgtk2.8-0 libxatracker2-lts-vivid libxcb-util0 libxcb-xtest0
  libxfce4util6 libxtables10 libzip2 linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid
  linux-image-generic-lts-vivid linux-lts-wily-tools-4.2.0-30
  linux-tools-4.2.0-30-generic linux-tools-virtual-lts-wily lksctp-tools
  obex-data-server oxygen-cursor-theme phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0
  plasma-desktop python-commandnotfound python-dbus-dev python-gdbm
  python-gnome2 python-gnomekeyring python-gst0.10 python-ibus python-libxml2
  python-ntdb python-pexpect python-pyorbit python-renderpm python-reportlab
  python-reportlab-accel python-requests python-smbc python-wxgtk2.8
  python3-brlapi python3-checkbox-ng python3-louis python3-pyatspi
  python3-speechd qapt-batch qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-qtfeedback-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets
  qtdeclarative5-window-plugin rhythmbox-mozilla shared-desktop-ontologies
  sphinx-voxforge-hmm-en sphinx-voxforge-lm-en telepathy-indicator
  texlive-luatex tsconf ttf-dejavu-core ubuntu-extras-keyring
  unity-lens-friends unity-scope-audacious unity-scope-clementine
  unity-scope-gmusicbrowser unity-scope-gourmet unity-scope-guayadeque
  unity-scope-musique unity-voice-service xfonts-mathml xscreensaver-data
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-mouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-ati-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-mach64-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-mga-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-neomagic-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-r128-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-radeon-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-savage-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-tdfx-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-trident-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-vesa-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware-lts-vivid
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/51.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Abort.

Ok, there are error messages that we can start working on.

1. You have a PPA enabled that does not contain software for xenial and should be disabled.

What is the output of
grep apt-fast /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list

2. Re-try the command

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
but on the question
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
just hit the "enter" key.

What do you get?

Ahh. ok I'm assuming it's this one??
ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial
I have unchecked it.

grep apt-fast /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-fast-ubuntu-stable-xenial.list:# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-fast-ubuntu-stable-xenial.list:# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu xenial main

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for bob:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  account-plugin-twitter aptitude-common checkbox-ng dh-apparmor
  freespacenotifier friends friends-dispatcher friends-facebook
  friends-twitter g++-4.8 gcc-4.8-base:i386 gcc-4.9-base:i386 gdm
  gir1.2-ebook-1.2 gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 gir1.2-edataserver-1.2
  gir1.2-gtop-2.0 gir1.2-messagingmenu-1.0 gnome-themes-standard
  gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer1.0-clutter gtk2-engines gtk3-engines-unico
  heirloom-mailx iproute kde-base-artwork kde-l10n-engb kde-style-oxygen
  kde-style-oxygen-qt4 kde-wallpapers-default kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins
  kinfocenter kmenuedit ksysguard ksysguardd kubuntu-debug-installer
  libaccounts-qt1 libakonadi-kabc4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-notes4
  libakonadi-socialutils4 libatk-wrapper-java libatk-wrapper-java-jni
  libaudclient2 libaudcore1 libavformat54 libavresample1 libbaloocore4
  libbaloofiles4 libbalooxapian4 libbasicusageenvironment0 libbind9-90
  libboost-date-time1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0
  libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-thread1.54.0 libcamel-1.2-45
  libcdr-0.0-0 libcgmanager0:i386 libcmis-0.4-4 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
  libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libcrypto++9 libdns100 libdvbpsi8 libebackend-1.2-7
  libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libedata-book-1.2-20
  libedataserver-1.2-18 libegl1-mesa-lts-vivid libelfg0 libept1.4.12 libepub0
  libestools2.1 libetpan15 libexiv2-12 libfarstream-0.1-0 libfriends0
  libgbm1-lts-vivid libgconf2-4 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdata13 libgee2 libgif4
  libgif4:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid:i386
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid:i386
  libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid:i386 libgles1-mesa-lts-vivid
  libgles2-mesa-lts-vivid libglew1.10 libglewmx1.10 libgnome-bluetooth11
  libgnome-desktop-3-7 libgnutls26:i386 libgpds0 libgphoto2-port10
  libgphoto2-port10:i386 libgrip0 libgroupsock1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgtop2-7
  libhdb9-heimdal libicu52 libidl-common libimobiledevice4 libintl-perl
  libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl10 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjpeg-progs libkactivities-models1 libkalarmcal2 libkcal4 libkdc2-heimdal
  libkdecorations4abi1 libkephal4abi1 libkfbapi1 libkgapi2-2 libkimap4
  libkmbox4 libkscreensaver5 libksignalplotter4 libkwineffects1abi4
  libkwinglesutils1 libkwinglutils1abi3 liblcms1 liblivemedia23 libllvm3.6
  libllvm3.6:i386 liblouis2 liblwres90 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
  libmagickwand5 libmbim-glib0 libminiupnpc8 libmkv0 libmowgli2 libmspub-0.0-0
  libmysqlclient18 libmysqlclient18:i386 libnepomukcleaner4 libnih-dbus1:i386
  libnih1:i386 libntdb1 liborbit2 liborcus-0.6-0 libparted0debian1
  libplasmagenericshell4 libplist1 libpocketsphinx1 libpoppler-qt4-4
  libpoppler44 libpostproc52 libprocessui4a libprotobuf8 libqimageblitz4
  libqmi-glib0 libqmobipocket1 libqpdf13 libqt5qml-graphicaleffects
  libqt5sensors5 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libraw9 librhythmbox-core8
  librpmsign1 libsctp1 libsignon-qt1 libsphinxbase1 libstdc++-4.8-dev
  libswscale2 libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login0 libt1-5
  libtagc0 libtar0 libthumbnailer0 libtorrent-rasterbar7 libts-0.0-0
  libunityvoice1 libupower-glib1 libusageenvironment1 libusbmuxd2
  libvisio-0.0-0 libvpx1:i386 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common
  libwpd-0.9-9 libwpg-0.2-2 libwps-0.2-2 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk-media2.8-0
  libwxgtk2.8-0 libxatracker2-lts-vivid libxcb-util0 libxcb-xtest0
  libxfce4util6 libxtables10 libzip2 linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid
  linux-image-generic-lts-vivid linux-lts-wily-tools-4.2.0-30
  linux-tools-4.2.0-30-generic linux-tools-virtual-lts-wily lksctp-tools
  obex-data-server oxygen-cursor-theme phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0
  plasma-desktop python-commandnotfound python-dbus-dev python-gdbm
  python-gnome2 python-gnomekeyring python-gst0.10 python-ibus python-libxml2
  python-ntdb python-pexpect python-pyorbit python-renderpm python-reportlab
  python-reportlab-accel python-requests python-smbc python-wxgtk2.8
  python3-brlapi python3-checkbox-ng python3-louis python3-pyatspi
  python3-speechd qapt-batch qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-qtfeedback-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets
  qtdeclarative5-window-plugin rhythmbox-mozilla shared-desktop-ontologies
  sphinx-voxforge-hmm-en sphinx-voxforge-lm-en telepathy-indicator
  texlive-luatex tsconf ttf-dejavu-core ubuntu-extras-keyring
  unity-lens-friends unity-scope-audacious unity-scope-clementine
  unity-scope-gmusicbrowser unity-scope-gourmet unity-scope-guayadeque
  unity-scope-musique unity-voice-service xfonts-mathml xscreensaver-data
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-mouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-ati-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-mach64-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-mga-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-neomagic-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-r128-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-radeon-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-savage-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-tdfx-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-trident-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-vesa-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware-lts-vivid
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0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
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After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
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dpkg: error processing package xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-all:
 xserver-xorg-video-all depends on xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu; however:
  Package xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package xserver-xorg-video-all (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid:
 xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid depends on xserver-xorg-video-all; however:
  Package xserver-xorg-video-all is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
 xserver-xorg-video-all
 xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Try

sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu

and report the results.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu
[sudo] password for bob:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for bob:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  account-plugin-twitter aptitude-common checkbox-ng dh-apparmor
  freespacenotifier friends friends-dispatcher friends-facebook
  friends-twitter g++-4.8 gcc-4.8-base:i386 gcc-4.9-base:i386 gdm
  gir1.2-ebook-1.2 gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 gir1.2-edataserver-1.2
  gir1.2-gtop-2.0 gir1.2-messagingmenu-1.0 gnome-themes-standard
  gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer1.0-clutter gtk2-engines gtk3-engines-unico
  heirloom-mailx iproute kde-base-artwork kde-l10n-engb kde-style-oxygen
  kde-style-oxygen-qt4 kde-wallpapers-default kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins
  kinfocenter kmenuedit ksysguard ksysguardd kubuntu-debug-installer
  libaccounts-qt1 libakonadi-kabc4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-notes4
  libakonadi-socialutils4 libatk-wrapper-java libatk-wrapper-java-jni
  libaudclient2 libaudcore1 libavformat54 libavresample1 libbaloocore4
  libbaloofiles4 libbalooxapian4 libbasicusageenvironment0 libbind9-90
  libboost-date-time1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0
  libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-thread1.54.0 libcamel-1.2-45
  libcdr-0.0-0 libcgmanager0:i386 libcmis-0.4-4 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
  libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libcrypto++9 libdns100 libdvbpsi8 libebackend-1.2-7
  libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libedata-book-1.2-20
  libedataserver-1.2-18 libegl1-mesa-lts-vivid libelfg0 libept1.4.12 libepub0
  libestools2.1 libetpan15 libexiv2-12 libfarstream-0.1-0 libfriends0
  libgbm1-lts-vivid libgconf2-4 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdata13 libgee2 libgif4
  libgif4:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid:i386
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid:i386
  libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid:i386 libgles1-mesa-lts-vivid
  libgles2-mesa-lts-vivid libglew1.10 libglewmx1.10 libgnome-bluetooth11
  libgnome-desktop-3-7 libgnutls26:i386 libgpds0 libgphoto2-port10
  libgphoto2-port10:i386 libgrip0 libgroupsock1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgtop2-7
  libhdb9-heimdal libicu52 libidl-common libimobiledevice4 libintl-perl
  libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl10 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjpeg-progs libkactivities-models1 libkalarmcal2 libkcal4 libkdc2-heimdal
  libkdecorations4abi1 libkephal4abi1 libkfbapi1 libkgapi2-2 libkimap4
  libkmbox4 libkscreensaver5 libksignalplotter4 libkwineffects1abi4
  libkwinglesutils1 libkwinglutils1abi3 liblcms1 liblivemedia23 libllvm3.6
  libllvm3.6:i386 liblouis2 liblwres90 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
  libmagickwand5 libmbim-glib0 libminiupnpc8 libmkv0 libmowgli2 libmspub-0.0-0
  libmysqlclient18 libmysqlclient18:i386 libnepomukcleaner4 libnih-dbus1:i386
  libnih1:i386 libntdb1 liborbit2 liborcus-0.6-0 libparted0debian1
  libplasmagenericshell4 libplist1 libpocketsphinx1 libpoppler-qt4-4
  libpoppler44 libpostproc52 libprocessui4a libprotobuf8 libqimageblitz4
  libqmi-glib0 libqmobipocket1 libqpdf13 libqt5qml-graphicaleffects
  libqt5sensors5 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libraw9 librhythmbox-core8
  librpmsign1 libsctp1 libsignon-qt1 libsphinxbase1 libstdc++-4.8-dev
  libswscale2 libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login0 libt1-5
  libtagc0 libtar0 libthumbnailer0 libtorrent-rasterbar7 libts-0.0-0
  libunityvoice1 libupower-glib1 libusageenvironment1 libusbmuxd2
  libvisio-0.0-0 libvpx1:i386 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common
  libwpd-0.9-9 libwpg-0.2-2 libwps-0.2-2 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk-media2.8-0
  libwxgtk2.8-0 libxatracker2-lts-vivid libxcb-util0 libxcb-xtest0
  libxfce4util6 libxtables10 libzip2 linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid
  linux-image-generic-lts-vivid linux-lts-wily-tools-4.2.0-30
  linux-tools-4.2.0-30-generic linux-tools-virtual-lts-wily lksctp-tools
  obex-data-server oxygen-cursor-theme phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0
  plasma-desktop python-commandnotfound python-dbus-dev python-gdbm
  python-gnome2 python-gnomekeyring python-gst0.10 python-ibus python-libxml2
  python-ntdb python-pexpect python-pyorbit python-renderpm python-reportlab
  python-reportlab-accel python-requests python-smbc python-wxgtk2.8
  python3-brlapi python3-checkbox-ng python3-louis python3-pyatspi
  python3-speechd qapt-batch qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-qtfeedback-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets
  qtdeclarative5-window-plugin rhythmbox-mozilla shared-desktop-ontologies
  sphinx-voxforge-hmm-en sphinx-voxforge-lm-en telepathy-indicator
  texlive-luatex tsconf ttf-dejavu-core ubuntu-extras-keyring
  unity-lens-friends unity-scope-audacious unity-scope-clementine
  unity-scope-gmusicbrowser unity-scope-gourmet unity-scope-guayadeque
  unity-scope-musique unity-voice-service xfonts-mathml xscreensaver-data
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-mouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-ati-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-mach64-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-mga-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-neomagic-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-r128-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-radeon-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-savage-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-tdfx-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-trident-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-vesa-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware-lts-vivid
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/51.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 297975 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu_1.1.0-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu (1.1.0-1) over (1.1.0-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu (1.1.0-1) ...
Setting up xserver-xorg-video-all (1:7.7+13ubuntu3) ...
Setting up xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-vivid (3:10) ...
bob@hermann:~$

OK, if you run:

sudo apt-get -f install

What is the output please?

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  account-plugin-twitter aptitude-common checkbox-ng dh-apparmor
  freespacenotifier friends friends-dispatcher friends-facebook
  friends-twitter g++-4.8 gcc-4.8-base:i386 gcc-4.9-base:i386 gdm
  gir1.2-ebook-1.2 gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2 gir1.2-edataserver-1.2
  gir1.2-gtop-2.0 gir1.2-messagingmenu-1.0 gnome-themes-standard
  gstreamer0.10-nice gstreamer1.0-clutter gtk2-engines gtk3-engines-unico
  heirloom-mailx iproute kde-base-artwork kde-l10n-engb kde-style-oxygen
  kde-style-oxygen-qt4 kde-wallpapers-default kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins
  kinfocenter kmenuedit ksysguard ksysguardd kubuntu-debug-installer
  libaccounts-qt1 libakonadi-kabc4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-notes4
  libakonadi-socialutils4 libatk-wrapper-java libatk-wrapper-java-jni
  libaudclient2 libaudcore1 libavformat54 libavresample1 libbaloocore4
  libbaloofiles4 libbalooxapian4 libbasicusageenvironment0 libbind9-90
  libboost-date-time1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0
  libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-thread1.54.0 libcamel-1.2-45
  libcdr-0.0-0 libcgmanager0:i386 libcmis-0.4-4 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
  libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libcrypto++9 libdns100 libdvbpsi8 libebackend-1.2-7
  libebook-1.2-14 libebook-contacts-1.2-0 libedata-book-1.2-20
  libedataserver-1.2-18 libegl1-mesa-lts-vivid libelfg0 libept1.4.12 libepub0
  libestools2.1 libetpan15 libexiv2-12 libfarstream-0.1-0 libfriends0
  libgbm1-lts-vivid libgconf2-4 libgcrypt11:i386 libgdata13 libgee2 libgif4
  libgif4:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-vivid:i386
  libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-vivid:i386
  libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid libglapi-mesa-lts-vivid:i386 libgles1-mesa-lts-vivid
  libgles2-mesa-lts-vivid libglew1.10 libglewmx1.10 libgnome-bluetooth11
  libgnome-desktop-3-7 libgnutls26:i386 libgpds0 libgphoto2-port10
  libgphoto2-port10:i386 libgrip0 libgroupsock1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgtop2-7
  libhdb9-heimdal libicu52 libidl-common libimobiledevice4 libintl-perl
  libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl10 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0
  libjpeg-progs libkactivities-models1 libkalarmcal2 libkcal4 libkdc2-heimdal
  libkdecorations4abi1 libkephal4abi1 libkfbapi1 libkgapi2-2 libkimap4
  libkmbox4 libkscreensaver5 libksignalplotter4 libkwineffects1abi4
  libkwinglesutils1 libkwinglutils1abi3 liblcms1 liblivemedia23 libllvm3.6
  libllvm3.6:i386 liblouis2 liblwres90 libmagickcore5 libmagickcore5-extra
  libmagickwand5 libmbim-glib0 libminiupnpc8 libmkv0 libmowgli2 libmspub-0.0-0
  libmysqlclient18 libmysqlclient18:i386 libnepomukcleaner4 libnih-dbus1:i386
  libnih1:i386 libntdb1 liborbit2 liborcus-0.6-0 libparted0debian1
  libplasmagenericshell4 libplist1 libpocketsphinx1 libpoppler-qt4-4
  libpoppler44 libpostproc52 libprocessui4a libprotobuf8 libqimageblitz4
  libqmi-glib0 libqmobipocket1 libqpdf13 libqt5qml-graphicaleffects
  libqt5sensors5 libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin libraw9 librhythmbox-core8
  librpmsign1 libsctp1 libsignon-qt1 libsphinxbase1 libstdc++-4.8-dev
  libswscale2 libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login0 libt1-5
  libtagc0 libtar0 libthumbnailer0 libtorrent-rasterbar7 libts-0.0-0
  libunityvoice1 libupower-glib1 libusageenvironment1 libusbmuxd2
  libvisio-0.0-0 libvpx1:i386 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common
  libwpd-0.9-9 libwpg-0.2-2 libwps-0.2-2 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk-media2.8-0
  libwxgtk2.8-0 libxatracker2-lts-vivid libxcb-util0 libxcb-xtest0
  libxfce4util6 libxtables10 libzip2 linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid
  linux-image-generic-lts-vivid linux-lts-wily-tools-4.2.0-30
  linux-tools-4.2.0-30-generic linux-tools-virtual-lts-wily lksctp-tools
  obex-data-server oxygen-cursor-theme phonon-backend-gstreamer1.0
  plasma-desktop python-commandnotfound python-dbus-dev python-gdbm
  python-gnome2 python-gnomekeyring python-gst0.10 python-ibus python-libxml2
  python-ntdb python-pexpect python-pyorbit python-renderpm python-reportlab
  python-reportlab-accel python-requests python-smbc python-wxgtk2.8
  python3-brlapi python3-checkbox-ng python3-louis python3-pyatspi
  python3-speechd qapt-batch qtdeclarative5-dialogs-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-localstorage-plugin qtdeclarative5-privatewidgets-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-qtfeedback-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin
  qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-extras-browser-plugin-assets
  qtdeclarative5-window-plugin rhythmbox-mozilla shared-desktop-ontologies
  sphinx-voxforge-hmm-en sphinx-voxforge-lm-en telepathy-indicator
  texlive-luatex tsconf ttf-dejavu-core ubuntu-extras-keyring
  unity-lens-friends unity-scope-audacious unity-scope-clementine
  unity-scope-gmusicbrowser unity-scope-gourmet unity-scope-guayadeque
  unity-scope-musique unity-voice-service xfonts-mathml xscreensaver-data
  xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-mouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-ati-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-fbdev-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-mach64-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-mga-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-neomagic-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-openchrome-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-r128-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-radeon-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-savage-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-tdfx-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-trident-lts-vivid xserver-xorg-video-vesa-lts-vivid
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware-lts-vivid
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

No errors, no pending updates. This is fine.

I do not see any problem in the logs.

Does the system now behave as expected, or do you see further problems when booting and using the system?

There are some packages listed that are not needed any more, probably leftovers from a previous Ubuntu release.
The command
sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
will remove them if you want.

wow that was a lot of old files. that took about 3 or 4 minutes.

ok a few things

1. I do a lot of work with images jpg's, When I download jpg's to my desktop from the web, I sometimes I get the cardboard box with the image and I can't delete the boxes, but they do go away after a restart.

2. every so ofter it just freezes up for a few seconds.

3. icon of files are the same size they have always been, but odt and them cardboard boxes and huge, there 3 times the size of a file icon.

ok after doing the -purge autoremove and a restart I got my first update from the software center that was a good to see and everything is moving way faster. :)

So no clue if all them old files were getting in the way and marking it freezes up for a few seconds. it does not happen very much or for very long.

I wound like to know how to fix 1 & 3. there just annoying to me, lol

and unless there is something I can do to check about the freezes up. I may have to see if it is going to do it. I'm looking at my systems monitor and I've never seen the CPU so low. it's not cruising close to 90% like I'm use to seeing.

I do not know how to tackle your additional problems, but just to make sure that everything is now correct with respect to the package management system, please provide the output of the following commands for final diagnostics:

uname -a
lsb_release -crid
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

uname -a
Linux hermann 4.4.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 13 00:07:12 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
bob@hermann:~$ lsb_release -crid
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
bob@hermann:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for bob:
Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [94.5 kB]
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release [1,189 B]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [95.7 kB]
Hit:6 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:7 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release.gpg [916 B]
Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main Sources [32.8 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages [123 kB]
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Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe i386 Packages [36.5 kB]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2,325 B]
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main Sources [174 kB]
Get:18 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [1,347 B]
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Fetched 2,383 kB in 2s (840 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common less snapd
6 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,971 kB of archives.
After this operation, 267 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Abort.
bob@hermann:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common less snapd
6 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,971 kB of archives.
After this operation, 267 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Abort.

i tried it without y and with a " y" and got abort both times :(

On the question "Do you want to continue? [Y/n]" you should just press the "enter" key and nothing else.

If this does not work at all, you might try

sudo apt-get --yes dist-upgrade

to give the confirmation on the command line.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Abort.
^^just press the "enter, I did :(

ok here is this

$ sudo apt-get --yes dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for bob:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for bob:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,299 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 grub-pc amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2 [197 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 grub2-common amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2 [511 kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 grub-pc-bin amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2 [884 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 grub-common amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2 [1,707 kB]
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Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 289948 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1) ...
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Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc-bin_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../grub-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking grub-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (6.1.0.dfsg.1-5) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up grub-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) ...
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
Setting up grub2-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) ...
Setting up grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) ...
Setting up grub-pc (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.2) ...
Installing for i386-pc platform.
Installation finished. No error reported.
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-31-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-31-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done

Ok, the system looks completely up-to-date with all packages installed any no broken dependencies etc.

If everything is well working (except the icon size and cardboard box image issues mentioned above), I suggest that you set this question document to solved, and open (a) new one(s) for the additional issue(s).

THANK YOU!!!!!
:)

Pardon me for reopening this topic.

My upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 also failed during a power failure. The laptop survived for just long enough to see that the upgrade had ALMOST completed. When I tried rebooting, grub gave me about 30 kernel options, both normal and recovery, but trying many different ones only filled the console with error messages.

Is there some way I can use the 16.04 Live CD to (a) backup my latest work, (b) save /home and /home/<username>/ .<app-config> folders, (c) save Document and Download folders, and (c) salvage sources.list and other system crucial system files to re-install all my apps. (I do have a backup which does not include very recent work.)

Is it possible to rerun the upgrade-in-place (does not overwrite user stuff)?

@Hedley Finger: Please do not piggyback on someone else's question, but create your own question document.
There is no possibility to follow-up the status of your question in the document of somebody else that has already been closed as 'solved'.

Manfred:

My mistake. I thought a closed thread automatically blocked further
responses. Will do as you suggest.

Regards,
Hedley

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