[Bug 1867653] Re: apt --fix-broken-install thinks I have other options and fails

[Juhani Numminen]

It really seems to be a confusing way of saying "unknown option". Please
try without the final dash

    sudo apt --fix-broken install

where there's a space between "--fix-broken" and "install".

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Title:
  apt --fix-broken-install thinks I have other options and fails

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If I run `sudo apt --fix-broken-install` I receive

  ```
  E: Command line option --fix-broken-install is not understood in combination with the other options
  ```

  even if I don't have any other option.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 1.9.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-14.17-generic 5.4.18
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu20
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Mon Mar 16 19:00:14 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-03 (406 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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