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power failure now install software fail

Asked by Bob

was installing grnomebaker when the power went out. got back on tried to reinstall now it's saying (The installation could have failed because of an error in the corresponding software package or it was cancelled in an unfriendly way. You have to repair this before you can install or remove any further software.)how do I do this? (someone misspelled canceled.)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get -f install; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade

Thanks

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#2

I have no clue what you are asking? I have only had a computer for a year or so don't know much about how they work or run. can you still help?

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#3

can any one help me with this?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Please follow this procedure:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#5

New to Ubuntu: read the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.

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Bob (smith13) said : 		#6

thank you its working again