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apt holds broken packages after failed dist upgrade

Fixes apt holding broken packages after a failed dist upgrade, where the system is left in a mixed state between releases. Use when apt reports held broken packages and refuses normal installs. Not for a single package with unmet dependencies on a stable release.

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borg backup failed "LockError: Failed to acquire lock"

Fixes Borg backup failing with LockError Failed to acquire lock by proving the holding process is dead before using break-lock. Use when Borg jobs queue behind a stale or live repository lock. Not for a repository opened read only by a check running as planned.

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var lib dpkg no space left on device apt failed

Fixes apt failing with No space left on device while writing to the dpkg or apt areas, where the root or var filesystem (often a separate small var, or inodes rather than bytes) is exhausted by old kernels, cached .debs, and logs. Use when apt and dpkg operations die with space errors. Not for a full home directory on…

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apt downgrade package failed dependency conflict

Fixes apt downgrade attempts that fail with dependency conflicts, where pinning or installing an older .deb is blocked because other packages require the newer version or the older version is no longer in the repo. Use when rolling back one package to a known-good version. Not for full release downgrades, which apt do…

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