The following command will reinstall all the packages and reconfigures them automatically:
This is very useful in case of an unsuccessful upgrade or when something went very bad and you don't have a back-up.
If, however, you have some minor dependency errors, instead of the command above (which will take about an hour to finish), use this command instead (I'm sure you already know it):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh -a
This is very useful in case of an unsuccessful upgrade or when something went very bad and you don't have a back-up.
If, however, you have some minor dependency errors, instead of the command above (which will take about an hour to finish), use this command instead (I'm sure you already know it):
sudo apt-get install -f
[tip via aldeby.org]