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Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages should actually be 'apt-get install -f'

Asked by ubck

I was trying to install some packages and kept getting this error:
Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Output of '$ sudo apt-get –f install' is 'Invalid operation –f'

The right command is '$ sudo apt-get install -f'
i.e. the -f should be at the end.

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samuel (samuel-h) said : 		#1

I'm confused what the question is. I think you may have been trying to submit a bug report, for that try here: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

@ubck : that is not true. It does not matter if you put the -f before or after the install command.

The problem is that you used the incorrect – sign which is not the MINUS (-) sign. Take a closer look. The minus sign is shorter.

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#3

Hi ,
copy from here and paste to your terminal these 2 below commands and see if there a difference

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sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get -f install
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