Ubuntu dependency issue while upgrading (linux-headers-generic (= 3.2.0.72.86) but 3.2.0.76.90 is to be installed)

Hi,

I faced an error while I ran the apt-get upgrade command on the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server for fixing the Glibc vulnerability. The Exact error is


linux-header: depends on linux-headers-generic (= 3.2.0.72.86): but 3.2.0.76.90 is to be installed.


Below is the steps for fixing the issue. First check the header packages installed using the command

apt-get --get-selections |grep -i header


Then remove the below packages using the dpkg commands as below.


sudo dpkg -r linux-image-generic-pae
sudo dpkg -r linux-headers-generic-pae
sudo dpkg -r linux-generic-pae


Now run the below commands to upgrade


sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get upgrade


This will installl the required packages and will replace the headers with new one and will resolve the dependency issues.



Thanks and Regards
Syamkumar.M