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You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libpython3.6 : Depends: libpython3.6-stdlib (= 3.6.5-5~16.04.york1) but 3.6.5-5~16.04.york0 is installed
 libpython3.6-dev : Depends: libpython3.6-stdlib (= 3.6.5-5~16.04.york1) but 3.6.5-5~16.04.york0 is installed
 libpython3.6-stdlib : Depends: libpython3.6-minimal (= 3.6.5-5~16.04.york0) but 3.6.5-5~16.04.york1 is installed
 python3.6 : Depends: libpython3.6-stdlib (= 3.6.5-5~16.04.york1) but 3.6.5-5~16.04.york0 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

I had installed using PPA JonathanF in Ubuntu 16.04, and it was working fine until I encountered this issue today.

TI tried and got the below error:

$ sudo apt-get upgrade -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libpython3.6-stdlib
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1,989 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,393 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 231399 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libpython3.6-stdlib:amd64 (3.6.5-5~16.04.york1) over (3.6.5-5~16.04.york0) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.6/lib2to3/refactor.py', which is also in package python3-lib2to3 3.6.5-3~16.04.york0.2
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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  • Could you please [edit] your question to include the output of apt-cache policy libpython3.6-stdlib python3-lib2to3? (Ideally can you please also remove your redundant comments to my answer to unclutter it?) Thanks. – David Foerster May 19 '18 at 01:01

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This answer worked for me =)

sudo dpkg --install --force all /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb

From: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50408787/1503549

NB: Remember to perform the following afterwards:

sudo apt install -f

Replace "apt" with "apt-get"/"aptitude", or whatever apt-derivative you're using.

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Looks like your packages are partially out of date. Updating the package list and then upgrading installed packages with available upgrades should fix the broken dependencies:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -f

If not, could you please edit your question to include the complete, verbatim output of the above commands? Thanks.

David Foerster
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  • As you’ve never accepted an answer before: if this answers your question, don’t forget to click the grey ☑ under the number at the left of this text to accept it, which means “yes, this answer is valid”! – David Foerster May 18 '18 at 00:24
  • Tried doing that get the below error: – user9807993 May 18 '18 at 05:36
  • The following packages will be upgraded: libpython3.6-stdlib python3-gdbm 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 5 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 16.1 kB/2,005 kB of archives. After this operation, 1,415 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y 89% [Working] Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/python-3.6/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 python3-gdbm amd64 3.6.5-3~16.04.york4 [16.1 kB] Fetched 16.1 kB in 0s (30.3 kB/s)
    (Reading database ... 231398 files and directories currently installed.)     – user9807993 May 18 '18 at 05:42
  • Preparing to unpack .../libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libpython3.6-stdlib:amd64 (3.6.5-5~16.04.york1) over (3.6.5-5~16.04.york0) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.6/lib2to3/refactor.py', which is also in package python3-lib2to3 3.6.5-3~16.04.york0.2 dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) – user9807993 May 18 '18 at 05:42
  • Preparing to unpack .../python3-gdbm_3.6.5-3~16.04.york4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking python3-gdbm:amd64 (3.6.5-3~16.04.york4) over (3.6.5-3~16.04.york0.2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libpython3.6-stdlib_3.6.5-5~16.04.york1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) – user9807993 May 18 '18 at 05:43
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You might have python 3.6 being installed from multiple places which is causing the issue (http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/python-3.6/ubuntu for example).

If this is the case, you need to comment or remove it from /etc/apt/sources, do an apt update, then try apt-get -f install again.

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