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I am having multiple problems getting UBUNTU to work properly..

I am getting pages of errors after running apt-get install -f

the errors end with:

6b39-1.13.11-0ubuntu0.14.04.1); however:
  Package openjdk-6-jre-headless:amd64 is not configured yet.

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached alreadydpkg: error 
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ca-certificates-java
 openjdk-7-jre-headless:amd64
 openjdk-6-jre-headless:amd64
 udev
 openjdk-7-jre:amd64
 xserver-xorg-core
 xserver-xorg-video-glamoregl
 xserver-xorg-video-r128
 xserver-xorg-video-mach64
 xserver-xorg-video-radeon
 xserver-xorg-video-ati
 xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
 xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
 xserver-xorg-video-intel
 xserver-xorg-video-mga
 xserver-xorg-video-modesetting
 xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
 xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
 xserver-xorg-video-openchrome
 xserver-xorg-video-qxl
 xserver-xorg-video-s3
 xserver-xorg-video-savage
 xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
 xserver-xorg-video-sis
 xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
 xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
 xserver-xorg-video-trident
 xserver-xorg-video-vesa
 xserver-xorg-video-vmware
 xserver-xorg-video-all
 xserver-xorg-input-evdev
 xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
 xserver-xorg-input-mouse
 xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse
 xserver-xorg-input-wacom
 xserver-xorg-input-all
 xserver-xorg
 icedtea-6-jre-cacao:amd64
 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have very minimal experience with linux!!!!!

I have also downloaded the NVida linux Vulkan graphics drivers but they won't install because of:

root@AMDX6CORE:~# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-364.16.run
ERROR: Temporary directory /tmp is not executable - use the  --tmpdir option to specify a different one.
Seth
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  • When you are booting Ubuntu do you receive the terminal or just the terminal window in GUI? – Eofla May 15 '16 at 14:51
  • Clarify your environment - are you working with a Dual Boot setup, or Windows 10 with their 'Linux Bash' features inside the OS? – Thomas Ward May 15 '16 at 14:57
  • I am only getting UBUNTU to work(sort of) in the new Windows 10 bash pre release. When I tried to install it to its own HD it would give the black screen of death after GRUB 2 with no "Ctrl F1" option AND no way to get to a terminal to even try to fix things. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 14:58
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    @WarwickLake The Bash support in Windows Pre-Release is not really fully-fledged Ubuntu, per se, but you should also consider that it is still in a really really young 'pre-release' state - it's actually really more pre-Alpha stage - given it looks like everything failed to configure, that's a bug in that environment, and likely should be filed at Windows. – Thomas Ward May 15 '16 at 15:00
  • Hardware: AMD 6CORE 3.2GHZ with NVIDA GTX 780. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:00
  • Can't even get UBUNTU to run in its own HD from grub 2 in a seperate install. BIOS not support new HD standared EFEI or whatever it is called. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:02
  • I tried to replace UBUNTU with MANJARO and it worked for a couple of days until it updated the OS and then the black screen of death returned with a complete hang on every boot. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:11
  • My main linux is on a second hd seperate from win 10. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:13
  • Best not to use nVidia's .run file, It has to be reconfigured with every kernel update. To see available versions: ubuntu-drivers devices and then install from Ubuntu repository, like this but using recommended verison: http://askubuntu.com/questions/738377/correct-way-to-get-a-gtx-980-working-in-ubuntu-15-10-x64 – oldfred May 15 '16 at 15:13
  • when I boot into linux using grub2 i can't even get to a terminal to change the default drivers she crashes every time xwindows tries to load. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:22
  • is there a way to add An Emergancy Terminal Boot option from the grub 2 boot menu? EVEN gui SAFE Modes don't work and cause a crash. – Warwick Lake May 15 '16 at 15:24
  • I don't think you can get anything hardware-related like device drivers for Linux to work on Windows. What you're using there to get Linux programs to run is just a software compatibility layer. If you want to toy with Vulkan development you should stick to Windows or install a real Linux next to your Windows. Also… Java 1.6 in 2016? *shudder* "1.6" does not stand for the last to digits of the year like in Ubuntu releases, you know. – David Foerster May 18 '16 at 09:36

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I found a 90% fix for this problem at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1325142

The following has fixed most(90-95%) of my problems.

(N.B.1)

sudo dpkg-divert --local --add /etc/init.d/systemd-logind

(N.B.2)

sudo ln -s /bin/true /etc/init.d/systemd-logind

(This now works)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo dpkg --configure -a

I don't understand why this works it just does.... Something about an ancient ubuntu BUG that has come back to haunt them......

Warwick Lake
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