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I want to install a new package so, I need to sudo apt-get -y upgrade but it just keeps going on and on and on with the below output. I am not able to understand the concepts of sudo apt-get. I mean update/upgrade. Please help me.

Note:- Editing this because it completed after 1:30 hours but it causes few problems. My system behaves strangely. My fonts got changed, all system icons changed

how can i get back my system fonts and icons?

Unpacking fonts-lohit-telu (2.5.5-2) over (2.5.5-1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../327-fonts-noto-cjk_1%3a20190410+repack1-2_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-noto-cjk (1:20190410+repack1-2) over (1:20190410+repack1-2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../328-fonts-opensymbol_2%3a102.11+LibO7.0.0~rc2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-opensymbol (2:102.11+LibO7.0.0~rc2-1) over (2:102.11+LibO6.4.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
dpkg: warning: unable to delete old directory '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice': Directory not empty
Preparing to unpack .../329-fonts-sarai_1.0-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-sarai (1.0-3) over (1.0-2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../330-fonts-telu-extra_2.0-5_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-telu-extra (2.0-5) over (2.0-4) ...
Preparing to unpack .../331-fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf_1%3a0.7.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf (1:0.7.2-1) over (1:0.7.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../332-fonts-tlwg-garuda_1%3a0.7.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-tlwg-garuda (1:0.7.2-1) over (1:0.7.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../333-fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf_1%3a0.7.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf (1:0.7.2-1) over (1:0.7.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../334-fonts-tlwg-kinnari_1%3a0.7.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-tlwg-kinnari (1:0.7.2-1) over (1:0.7.1-3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../335-fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf_1%3a0.7.2-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf (1:0.7.2-1) over (1:0.7.1-3
Dilip Tarkhala
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  • A mangled system is a consequence of not checking the system's proposed changes before agreeing. You told the system to do that with the -y flag. – user535733 Aug 07 '20 at 16:15
  • @user535733 how can I get back my system fonts and icons? – Dilip Tarkhala Aug 07 '20 at 16:19
  • @DilipTarkhala https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/how-to-change-ubuntu-desktop-font to reset fonts – ldias Aug 07 '20 at 16:36
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    -1 because the question is misleading: Looking at the package versions, seems like you release-upgraded from 20.04 to 20.10. A normal update/upgrade cannot change fonts-sarai from 1.0-2 (16.04/18.04/20.04) to 1.0-3 (20.10). There is no going back. You must reinstall 20.04, or stay with 20.10. – user535733 Aug 07 '20 at 16:49
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    @user535733 oh I see, My OS auto changed to Kali GNU/Linux Rolling from 20.04 After upgrade – Dilip Tarkhala Aug 07 '20 at 17:09
  • Please note Kali is off-topic on this site. You added the kali sources before you sudo apt update (updated your system software lists) then sudo apt upgrade (upgraded packages) and gave permissions ('-y' means you gave permission without reading consequences) for the changes, so the best way back is via restoration of your backups, otherwise a re-install, but you're no longer running Ubuntu currently. Package tools upgrade to the latest packages available in your lists, so be careful adding unofficial sources! – guiverc Aug 07 '20 at 23:12
  • is reinstalling ubuntu is the only option to get back to ubuntu20.04? – Dilip Tarkhala Aug 10 '20 at 04:40

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apt update (in the latest version you don't need the apt-get command for most purposes) will search your sources (which are stored in /etc/apt/sources.list) for all new updates.

apt upgrade will fetch all updates and then install them.

In the words of @user535733, your system keeps a local database of all the packages available from all the sources that it knows about. apt must update that database so it can identify packages available for upgrade

guntbert
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math3r0se
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    I usually explain it this way: Your system keeps a local database of all the packages available from all the sources that it knows about. Apt must update that database so it can identify packages available for upgrade. – user535733 Aug 07 '20 at 13:55
  • That's a much better explanation, indeed ^^ – math3r0se Aug 07 '20 at 14:06
  • Thanks ldias for the user 535733 precision, and thanks guntbert for the correction, i'm not very good in english ^^ – math3r0se Aug 17 '20 at 07:21