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Whenever I try to install any packages, I see the following error

You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 gparted : Depends: libgtkmm-2.4-1v5 (>= 1:2.24.0) but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: libparted-fs-resize0 (>= 3.1) but it is not going to be installed
 linux-image-extra-4.8.0-52-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic but it is not going to be installed
 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 : Depends: linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic but it is not going to be installed
 linux-signed-image-4.8.0-52-generic : Depends: linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic (= 4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

My /boot device is full. Please give me solution.

wjandrea
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    Did you run sudo apt-get -f install like the message is saying? – Terrance Jun 13 '17 at 16:55
  • yes i ran it but still error is same – Parth Jun 15 '17 at 05:47
  • Yeah, I just read the other part of your /boot being full. Follow the duplicate link there and remove stuff from your /boot folder. If you keep up and every time there is a new kernel update and run the sudo apt autoremove after the update it will remove older kernels no longer needed. – Terrance Jun 15 '17 at 14:27
  • can you tell me how much size for /boot partition should have ? – Parth Jun 16 '17 at 06:29
  • Generally speaking between 100MB - 200MB. However, it really is not needed unless you are doing LVM or have special BIOS needs, etc. I really like this answer https://superuser.com/a/160549/440143 I don't use one on my home system because I don't do encrypted drives nor LVM. It has not given me any grief without having one. – Terrance Jun 16 '17 at 14:13

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The problem is you're trying to install a package for which there are several unmet dependencies, i.e. other packages on which gparted relies.

You can either try:

sudo apt-get -f install

Or install EACH dependency manually, for example:

sudo apt-get install libgtkmm-2.4-1v5

Either way you need to clear some storage if you want to install gparted.

wjandrea
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  • I tried it but /boot partition is full so i cannot install any dependency and package.Tell me how to increase size of /boot partition. – Parth Jun 13 '17 at 18:06