
Press simultaneously the Alt, Ctrl and T on your keyboard to open a Terminal. This is done by using the following steps: Note: Before proceeding with any of the methods, it is advisable that you back up configurations files such as so you can revert back any changes in case something goes wrong. There are fortunately quite a few solutions for this, some of which are easier to do, and others more difficult, but if you follow the instructions in the methods below, you will get rid of the error in no time. This is because the issue lies in the apt system, and not in the program you’re installing. This issue isn’t limited to any one particular program, but it might happen with quite a few of them. This happens when you try to install something with the apt system via a terminal, and the installation fails with no obvious problem whatsoever.
The APT package management system is easy to use, but in some occasions, such as when you’re mixing in third-party dependencies, you might get this error from apt-get.
Error The following packages have unmet dependencies has plagued Ubuntu users for a while now, and there are more and more sightings of the error on various versions of Ubuntu.