Python has unmet dependencies

Question

I used this command for downloading software center

sudo apt-get install software-center

this error pops up

python-lxml but it is not going to be installed

Tried

  sudo apt-get purge python
  sudo apt-get install python2.7

and now I got more errors

software-center :Depends: gvfs-backends
                 Depends: python-lxml but it is not going to be installed
                 Recommends: update-notifier but it is not going to be installed

What possessed you to try purging python? What was the output when you did that? — Zanna, Feb 02 '18 at 20:21
Could you please add a little more detail? What *exactly* did you do, what did you expect to happen and what happened instead? Did you encounter any warning or error messages? Please reproduce them *in their entirety* in your question. You can select, copy and paste terminal content and most dialogue messages in Ubuntu. Please **[edit]** your post to add information instead of posting a comment. (see [How do I ask a good question?](/help/how-to-ask)) — David Foerster, Feb 04 '18 at 20:35

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:25

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The error here isn't an issue with python but with python-lxml that it is not installed. Try the following :

sudo apt-get install python-lxml
sudo apt-get install software-center

This shoud resolve your issue.

answered Feb 01 '18 at 13:25

raphael

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If it was that simple Apt would resolve the missing dependency self. -1 – David Foerster Feb 04 '18 at 20:36
Well that's what I thought but sometimes I have to do it manually so I think it is worth trying. – raphael Feb 04 '18 at 20:46

Python has unmet dependencies

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