WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT USE THESE COMMANDS WITH STELLARMATE....YOU WILL BREAK BIGTIME...
the reason being it will try to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04 and then nothing will work....

What app is it, and can’t you just uninstall the app, as you if don’t need with SM, so maybe don’t install, there are unmet depenancies, and they may not exist anymore...

I already diverted that disaster. I asked if I wanted to update I said yes and it did a LOT and said - it was (like lots of MB)and will take a half hour. I WENT WHAt! on a PI? I said no... but maybe I corrected something. Seems I need to toggle off the ubuntu repositories?
I figured the PI has no room for that update. And figured that was why I had Ver 16 instead of 18. = )

I got it fixed thanks for the heads up. Once I realized this was a OLDER SMALLER OS - and I shouldn't update it - I removed the ubuntu repositories and (WELL ALL) then then just added back in ppa/mutlaq (Jasem's)
ran the -f install update and it removed the offending packages I didn't want to install. All is clean now. (whew)

I have the exact same error message appearing after trying to update Stellarmate OS. Everything still works, but I really don't like the fact that now the system has a "problem". I've tried several different sudo apt-get commands, which neither broke anything else nor fixed the original problem.

This is essentially a problem with some debian packages.. unfortunately, you might encounter them from time to time. I already mentioned on indilib.org/download/ubuntu.html what do do about such errors:

Thank you Jasem,
I will try that command and let you know what happens.

Tom

I only ever use the SM updater and it DOES NOT update Ubuntu version, it must be set that way, as SM will not run on 18.04 hence why they come with 16.04 on them....
I have never experienced any issues at all when updating, like you have...in 18 months of owning it..

You still need the Ubuntu repositories I have them, but it only updates the 16.04 version, it does not upgrade to 18.04 not sure how that works, but there are updates for 16.04 that you need sometimes....!!

thanks for the info. I'l look into those. I have several some are xenien? (sp?) It might be fine to turn them on now that it's cleaned up. I do remember it asking me if I wante to upgrade ubuntu from 16 - to 18. I said yes until it told me the size and time needed. So maybe if I turn them on now it will be restrained

Well, i e has never been an issue, it’s as it was when set up on SD card, all I do is run the updater, and any updates it finds I install, I guess you have messed yours up slightly, I would redo the SD card and then leave well alone part from the usual updates..

Jasem,

Thank you! The: sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" -f install command fixed the error message problem.
Quick question: I'm running Stellarmate OS on two RPIs chained together for a distributed network. Everything is identical except that on one, the updater worked flawlessly and on the other I got the error, which seems very odd to me since they are identical RPIs and installations...??? (Except now one is updated and the other isn't.) So my question is: When do you recommend running an update and is it always best to use the "Software Updater" you have on the desktop?

Thanks again, and THANK YOU for all your hard work. After a couple months of learning, trial and error, building and configuring a new rig, I'm just about to deploy my Stellarmates. Can't wait! What you've built is nothing short of remarkable!