Unable to install or remove packages Ubuntu server 20.1

[deepakdeshp]

Hello,

I get error installing or removing packages with apt command as follows. What should I do?

sudo apt autoremove                Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  cpp-7 g++-9 libasan4 libdns-export1109 libisl19 libmpx2 libstdc++-9-dev
  python-jasmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 8 to remove and 558 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 75.7 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 224264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python-jasmin (0.9.27) ...
Failed to stop jasmind.service: Unit jasmind.service not loaded.
dpkg: error processing package python-jasmin (--remove):
 installed python-jasmin package post-removal script subprocess returned error e
xit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-jasmin
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.

[CelticWarrior]

First reinstall the package that is "not fully installed or removed".
Then fully update the system before trying the autoremove again.

[deepakdeshp]

First reinstall the package that is "not fully installed or removed".
Then fully update the system before trying the autoremove again.

Thank you. It didnt work. In fact I had tried that earlier.

sudo apt install python-jasmin[sudo] password for uma: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
python-jasmin is already the newest version (0.9.27).
E: Can't find a source to download version '0.9.27' of 'python-jasmin:amd64'
uma@localhost:~$ sudo apt purge python-jasmin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  python-jasmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 558 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 224264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python-jasmin (0.9.27) ...
Failed to stop jasmind.service: Unit jasmind.service not loaded.
dpkg: error processing package python-jasmin (--remove):
 installed python-jasmin package post-removal script subprocess returned error e
xit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-jasmin
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.

[deadflowr]

You should run autoremove last after you've installed all updates and fixed any broken packages first.
Currently it shows you have over 500 packages ready to upgrade, and 1 package that is in need of being fixed to install
(Typically when you see the line 1 not fully installed or removed. it means something's more than likely broken.
Run

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -f

Post back the output.
(It might be long, as you have 500 packages it will want to update, so you can just post the end of it,
which should give the general summary of it all.)

[CelticWarrior]

And in order to reinstall the command is:

sudo apt install --reinstall python-jasmin

not simply 'install'...

[deepakdeshp]

Thank you. It didnt work. In fact I had tried that earlier.

sudo apt install python-jasmin[sudo] password for uma: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
python-jasmin is already the newest version (0.9.27).
E: Can't find a source to download version '0.9.27' of 'python-jasmin:amd64'
uma@localhost:~$ sudo apt purge python-jasmin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  python-jasmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 558 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 224264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python-jasmin (0.9.27) ...
Failed to stop jasmind.service: Unit jasmind.service not loaded.
dpkg: error processing package python-jasmin (--remove):
 installed python-jasmin package post-removal script subprocess returned error e
xit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-jasmin
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.

Last part of sudo apt update

Err:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-security InRelease               Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu groovy-updates/restricted amd64 c-n-f Metadata [464 B]
Fetched 12.6 MB in 24s (528 kB/s)                                              


Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
558 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/groovy-security/InRelease  Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[deepakdeshp]

And in order to reinstall the command is:

sudo apt install --reinstall python-jasmin

not simply 'install'...

sudo apt install --reinstall python-jasminReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reinstallation of python-jasmin is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.
E: Can't find a source to download version '0.9.27' of 'python-jasmin:amd64'
uma@localhost:~$

[deepakdeshp]

You should run autoremove last after you've installed all updates and fixed any broken packages first.
Currently it shows you have over 500 packages ready to upgrade, and 1 package that is in need of being fixed to install
(Typically when you see the line 1 not fully installed or removed. it means something's more than likely broken.
Run

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -f

Post back the output.
(It might be long, as you have 500 packages it will want to update, so you can just post the end of it,
which should give the general summary of it all.)

After running sudo apt update I ran,

sudo apt install -fReading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  python-jasmin
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 558 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 224264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing python-jasmin (0.9.27) ...
Failed to stop jasmind.service: Unit jasmind.service not loaded.
dpkg: error processing package python-jasmin (--remove):
 installed python-jasmin package post-removal script subprocess returned error e
xit status 5
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-jasmin
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

The /var/log/apt/history.log tail command

Start-Date: 2021-01-20 11:09:28
Commandline: apt install -f
Requested-By: uma (1000)
Remove: python-jasmin:amd64 (0.9.27)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2021-01-20 11:09:42

[CelticWarrior]

Again...

You need to REINSTALL 'python-jasmin' before removing it.

[deepakdeshp]

That was output of apt install -f
Earlier attempt to install python-jasmin had failed.