[Bug 1341611] Re: [apt-get] The option -f, --fix-broken does not work in LM17 x64

[Jarno Suni]

Hello Tomás F. L.

I don't know why they changed it.
I think you can do the same by two commands:
apt-get --fix-broken install
apt-get autoclean

As for your fixed synopsis, I meant that -f works with also commands
upgrade, dist-upgrade and autoremove, as they may install/remove
packages, too. But otherwise your synopsis looks good for the -f option.

By the way,
option -s does works only with commands upgrade, dist-upgrade, install, remove, purge, check, clean, autoclean and autoremove.

The manual is not perfect as for autoremove: Bug #1052864
The respective Debian bug was reported on 2009 and is still not fixed.

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Title:
  [apt-get] The option -f, --fix-broken does not work in LM17 x64

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Linux Mint 17 Quiana 64 bits (ISO v2)

  Like root:
  apt-get -f autoclean
  E: No se conoce la opción de línea de órdenes «f» [de -f].

  apt-get --fix-broken autoclean
  E: No se entiende la opción de línea de órdenes --fix-broken

  I verified it in a portable and in a virtual machine, always with the same error:
  E: There is not known the option of line of orders "f" [of -f].
  E: There is not understood the option of line of orders - fix-broken

  The above mentioned option appears in the apt-get man:
      -f, --fix-broken
      Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place.

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