Ubuntu Installation :: Edited File Now Cannot Update
Oct 6, 2010
Last week I attempted to install some software on my computer (on ubuntu) and I edited a couple of files now I can't update ubuntu. I get 2 error messages:
1. Not all updates can be installed.
- I select partial update
2.Could not calculate the upgrade
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
This is most likely a transient problem, please try again later.
How can I resolve this issue. I don't remember what files I edited to reverse the damage.
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HTML Code:
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