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How to Install and Correct Dependencies Issues in Ubuntu

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Dean Conally | Updated: March 4, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Apt, Apt-Cache, Apt-Get, Apt-mark, Autoclean, Autoremove, Cache, Clean, Cleanall, Component, Dependencies, Dependency Errors, dpkg, File, Linux, Package, PPA, PPA-Purge, Purge, Python, Repository, Showhold, Software, Ubuntu, Unmet Dependencies Errors

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What is a Dependency?

A dependency is defined as a file, component, or software package that a program needs to work correctly. Almost every software package we install depends on another piece of code or software to work as expected. Because the overall theme of Linux has always been to have a program do one specific thing, and do it well, many software titles utilize other pieces of software to run correctly.

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