Error: BrokenCount > 0

[Tovarishch]

I keep running into 'Error: BrokenCount > 0', which started appearing after an update and a few program installs.

This is the error in more detail:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

bind9-host: Depends: libbind9-80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
            Depends: libdns81 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
            Depends: libisc83 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
            Depends: libisccfg82 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
            Depends: liblwres80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
dnsutils: Depends: libbind9-80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
          Depends: libdns81 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
          Depends: libisc83 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
          Depends: libisccfg82 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed
          Depends: liblwres80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2) but 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3 is installed

I also tried to do a sudo apt-get install -f, but ran into this error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libunity6 linux-headers-3.2.0-24 linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic
  linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic-pae
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  bind9-host dnsutils
Suggested packages:
  rblcheck
The following packages will be upgraded:
  bind9-host dnsutils
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 361 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/197 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bind9-host:
 bind9-host depends on libbind9-80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libbind9-80 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 bind9-host depends on libdns81 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libdns81 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 bind9-host depends on libisc83 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libisc83 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 bind9-host depends on libisccfg82 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libisccfg82 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 bind9-host depends on liblwres80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of liblwres80 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
dpkg: error processing bind9-host (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dnsutils:
 dnsutils depends on libbind9-80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libbind9-80 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 dnsutils depends on libdns81 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libdns81 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 dnsutils depends on libisc83 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libisc83 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 dnsutils depends on libisccfg82 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of libisccfg82 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 dnsutils depends on liblwres80 (= 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2); however:
  Version of liblwres80 on system is 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.3.
 dnsutils depends on bind9-host | host; however:
  Package bind9-host is not configured yet.
  Package host is not installed.
  Package bind9-host which provides host is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing dnsutils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          Errors were encountered while processing:
 bind9-host
 dnsutils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

So what should I try to do to fix this? Thanks.

[Tovarishch]

[Bump] Still Unresolved.

[dino99]

which ubuntu are you using ?
is it a genuine install ?
where come from the extra installed apps ?

Please post the result of that command into a terminal:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[Tovarishch]

which ubuntu are you using ?
is it a genuine install ?
where come from the extra installed apps ?

Please post the result of that command into a terminal:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Using 12.04LTS 32Bit, and it is a genuine install dual-booted with windows 7.

cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

Also apt-get update works fine but it doesn't do anything to fix the problem.

[Tovarishch]

[Bump] Still Unresolved.

[Tovarishch]

[Bump] Still Unresolved.

I've tried everything I could think of, I don't know whatelse to do.

[Tovarishch]

I tried downloading the files separate from the Ubuntu packages, but it wouldn't let me install it.

Tried also to do apt-get clean and autoclean, and that didn't do anything either.

[Tovarishch]

[Bump] Unresolved still.

[matt_symes]

Hi

Let's have a look at the ppa's you have installed on your system as well as tha main sources.list file.

Open a terminal and type

grep -H -v ^# /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

This command is case sensitive so requires a capital H. Please post back the results.

This is an upgrade from Natty ?

Kind regards

[jrog]

See if clearing APT's cache before attempting to fix broken packages helps:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

Check if that fixes it. If it doesn't, you can try a bit more drastically clearing out old stuff and updating, using the following commands:

sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-bad
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available-bad
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f