Does any of this help? https://askubuntu.com/questions/525088/how-to-delete-broken-packages-in-ubuntu
#Can't install package, cant build kernel, cant even install the kernel module it is missing
reef harbor
pliant jacinth
I check when I get home
pliant jacinth
Does any of this help? <https://askubuntu.com/questions/525088/how-to-delete-bro...
Okay but like I should nuke this module or what? It doesnt really work I guess
reef harbor
If you have a broken package, yeet it. If you need it, you can always reinstall. But perhaps make a Timeshift snapshot, so you can return to the unbroken state if this is a recurring issue.
pliant jacinth
but its not just a package
its a kernel module
purged it
but it just doesnt work, still cant reinstall it, or install really anything
reef harbor
Try sudo dpkg --configure -a. And if you still cannot install anything afterwards, please share the error message.
pliant jacinth
totto@Valhalla:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for totto:
Setting up tp-smapi-dkms (0.43-1ubuntu1) ...
Removing old tp_smapi-0.43 DKMS files...
Deleting module tp_smapi-0.43 completely from the DKMS tree.
Loading new tp_smapi-0.43 DKMS files...
Building for 6.8.5-x64v3-xanmod1
Building initial module for 6.8.5-x64v3-xanmod1
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.8.5-x64v3-xanmod1 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/tp_smapi/0.43/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package tp-smapi-dkms (--configure):
installed tp-smapi-dkms package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
Errors were encountered while processing:
tp-smapi-dkms
totto@Valhalla:~$
this is what I get
reef harbor
When we you going to tell us that you borked your system with that xanmod kernel? This thing is dangerously unstable and not supported here. Go back to a supported kernel and retry from there. Best roll back to a Timeshift snapshot from before you installed xanmod. Otherwise, you can hold Shift or Esc during boot to bring up the Grub menu, then select an older entry with a supported kernel.
pliant jacinth
nope
thats not the kernel that is the problem
its the TLP I installed for better battery power, and it corrupted my tp_smapi kernel module
reef harbor
The resolution is still the same. Timeshift back, or go back to an untainted kernel via Grub menu.
pliant jacinth
will my files still be okay?
I dont have timeshift backup, and I cant really open my GRUB menu
reef harbor
This should only affect the kernel, so your files should be fine.
You can get your Grub menu at boot by pressing Shift (in case of MBR boot) or Escape (in case of UEFI boot). It will also show when there were several incomplete boot attempts, so you could force it by hard-resetting during boot two or three times.