`sudo apt upgrade` shows broken packages

Question

I have a 32-bit Asus laptop with an i386 processor. I had installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS then I upgraded/updated it to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. After updating it to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS the desktop was not showing anything; like it was not showing taskbar, etc., it was just blank and I was not able to open any application.

I entered the command to update then it said 846 packages remaining to upgrade so I tried upgrading, and it shows it found Broken packages. How can I overcome such a problem?

When I rebooted the system it showed 16.04 LTS Ubuntu but when i opened tty terminal using command Ctrl+Alt+f1 there it showed ubuntu 18.04 Lts. What's the issue?

Please add to your question above the complete output of sudo apt update and of sudo apt upgrade. — user535733, Apr 23 '20 at 18:42
Does this answer your question? Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages — karel, Apr 24 '20 at 00:31

ChrisAga · Answer 1 · 2020-04-24T12:13:54.577

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Usually sudo apt --fix-broken install should fix it.

edited Apr 24 '20 at 12:13

answered Apr 23 '20 at 18:59

ChrisAga

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`sudo apt upgrade` shows broken packages

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