I can't install anything in my Ubuntu 18.04 - "package ideservice needs to be reinstalled"

Question

When I want to install or upgrade something this message appears:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: The package ideservice needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

I try to solve it but I am desperate, I've checked other forums but it´s the same, please I need help.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 28 '18 at 22:50

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Try to: sudo dpkg --remove --force-all ideservice

answered Oct 28 '18 at 22:50

metallic

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-1 for unnecessary --force-all that may suppress other issues and hose the package management system even more. – David Foerster Oct 29 '18 at 08:47
well that works but now this message: – Luis Germán García Salinas Oct 31 '18 at 02:51
E: Malformed entry 2 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.list (Suite) E: The list of sources could not be read. – Luis Germán García Salinas Oct 31 '18 at 02:52
@LuisGermánGarcíaSalinas show cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-official-stable.lis output. – metallic Oct 31 '18 at 10:54
When you give advice like this it is useful to explain what the command does and if possible link to a page which describes the process in more detail. – Jeremy Jan 09 '20 at 11:52

I can't install anything in my Ubuntu 18.04 - "package ideservice needs to be reinstalled"

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