I am currently using Ubuntu Gnome 20.04 and when I try to run updates via the Software Updater I get the following "The package system is broken" Error:
Check if you are using third party repositories. If so disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
Furthermore run the following command in a Terminal: apt-get install -f
Transaction failed: The package system is broken
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
python3.10: Depends: python3.10-minimal (= 3.10.4-1+focal2) but 3.10.4-1+focal2 is installed
Depends: libpython3.10-stdlib (= 3.10.4-1+focal2) but 3.10.4-1+focal1 is installed
python3.10-minimal: Depends: libpython3.10-minimal (= 3.10.4-1+focal2) but 3.10.4-1+focal1 is installed
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0) but 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 is installed
I cannot recall installing an additional Python Version, hence this error confuses me. Up to this point I think I have 2 Python Versions installed and this might cause some issues. Regardless, running sudo apt-get install -f gives me
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-stdlib_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.10/_sysconfigdata__linux_x86_64-linux-gnu.py', which is also in package libpython3.10-minimal:amd64 3.10.4-1+focal1
Preparing to unpack .../libpython3.10-minimal_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libpython3.10-minimal:amd64 (3.10.4-1+focal2) over (3.10.4-1+focal1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-minimal_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.10/typing.py', which is also in package libpython3.10-stdlib:amd64 3.10.4-1+focal1
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-stdlib_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.10-minimal_3.10.4-1+focal2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Unfortunately I am new to Linux, and do not know what to do from here. I googled the error, but people with similar problems have different outputs, so I hesitated copy pasting commands into my terminal. Moreover, I literally only use Visual Studio Code for coding with Python and Riders for coding with C# and I have nothing else installed on this system.
