error readlink: missing operand

Asked Nov 30 '21 at 14:59

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I used this command: sudo apt-get remove --purge opera-stable and now I can't use my terminal.

readlink: missing operand
Try 'readlink --help' for more information.
stat: missing operand
Try 'stat --help' for more information.
E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Pre-Invoke 'stat -c %Z $(readlink -f $(which opera)) > /tmp/opera.timestamp'
E: Sub-process returned an error code

edited Nov 30 '21 at 18:08

terdon

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asked Nov 30 '21 at 14:59

samir

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Please run sudo grep -irE "readlink.*opera" /var/lib/dpkg/ and add its output to the question by editing it. – N0rbert Nov 30 '21 at 15:04
nothing happens after entering that command – samir Nov 30 '21 at 15:09
What do you have for sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install -f, sudo dpkg --configure -a ? – N0rbert Nov 30 '21 at 15:12
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I have managed to fix it, thanks, it was dpkg error, and retain broken packages – samir Nov 30 '21 at 15:21
If problem is fixed, please answer the question by yourself to help other users solve similar problem. – N0rbert Nov 30 '21 at 15:21
Does this answer your question? Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages – karel Dec 01 '21 at 06:57

error readlink: missing operand

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